Platt, Charles (*1945) - The Profits of Fear (2005)

Brandnew and brilliant 2005 essay by Charles Platt about the man who invented the Neutron bomb out of ethical considerations and disgust with contemporary military tactics, and incompetence, ignorance and pork in US military and political circles. Quite some creative thinking in there--and some creative reality-bending. Having lived on one of the hottest prospective battlegrounds of the Cold War (and being aware of Nato's planning for Day X), I found this one of the most incredible reads of this year and quite an eyeopener--especially if transferring the lessons shown on the current politico-militaristic scenario... Incompetence and ignorance galore!

Appended with Wikipedia articles on Sam Cohen, the Neutron bomb and nuclear weapons in general.