Ray Derby

The April Fool's Day Nuclear Incident (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The phone woke me from a dead sleep. The call was from the wing command post, and I heard the senior controller-on-duty say, "Sorry to bother you this late, Mr. Derby, but I have a strange incident unfolding here. If it's true, I believe it falls under your office of responsibility. There's a Mr. Faros, holding on another line, from the Atomic Energy Commission. He's requesting our disaster preparedness personnel respond to Missoula, Montana, where a boxcar is on fire." I heard the slight hesitation in his voice as he continued. "And, Mr. Derby, he says that boxcar is loaded with nuclear material."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ray Derby
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781370679775
• Artikelnr.: 52282154

Autorenporträt

I was born in Sioux City, Iowa. After graduating from school, I joined the U.S. Navy. That started my career of traveling all over the world. Just before my enlistment was up, I flew around the world in seven days. On returning to Sioux City, I married, raised four children and began a career in emergency management.

I started as a volunteer emergency civil defense worker, then a full-time civil defense director, and a civilian disaster preparedness officer for the U.S. Air Force. For 26 years before my retirement, I was a federal emergency coordinator for several federal agencies.

Over the years, many people have asked why I chose this profession, and I always give the same answer. If I could save one life, all of it would be worth it. What I did not say was that I was out to save thousands of lives if a major disaster should occur. I have never regretted the path I chose. It was a remarkable career that led me right to the steps of the White House.