Red Alert
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
Red Alert
| Author | Peter George |
|---|---|
| Published | 1958 |
| Pages | 191 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | The 1958 thriller — published in Britain as Two Hours to Doom under the pen name Peter Bryant — that Kubrick bought and turned into Dr. Strangelove. George wrote it straight: a wing commander launches his bombers and the system has no way to recall them. |
Where I heard about it
- Unknown — saved as a bare Amazon link to my “Books To Read” list, sometime in 2024–2026.
Connections
- The Doomsday Machine — Ellsberg’s non-fiction account of the same failure mode, also saved in this note.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.