How long does it take to read Command and Control?
Command and Control by Eric Schlosser takes about 11 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 48 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1848. 644 pages, about 177,100 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
From investigative journalist Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, comes an account of the management of nuclear weapons. Through accidents, near-misses, extraordinary heroism and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them?
Subjects: Nuclear weapons, Government policy, United States, Titan (Missile), Accidents, History
