THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE

From the man who brought us the Pentagon Papers comes an insider's account of the dangerous growth of our nuclear arms industry, presented as a gripping audiobook. Ellsberg, as a Defense Department analyst during the Cold War, had inside knowledge of the holes in our security systems, and he uses that knowledge to warn us about present plans to expand our arsenal. Narrator Steven Cooper takes an earnest approach, using his deep, approachable voice to tell this story. There are times when he sounds too halting or as if he's losing his breath, and these weaknesses detract from his performance. He also needs to pause in the middle of long sentences so that we can think about what the author is saying. R.I.G. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2018]