RaveBooklistHis incredibly detailed observations tell a horrific tale of competing egos, deliberate deceptions, human error and near-cataclysmic disasters, as in the Berlin Crisis and the Cuban Crisis. Given the current crises, both domestic and international, the timeliness of Ellsberg’s exposures—and warnings—is unnerving ... The Doomsday Machine is not for the faint of heart, but its sense of urgency should make it required reading, and—more importantly—a call to action.