‘Countdown,’ a new book and photo exhibit, offers a look inside nuclear command centers and bunkers

The project demonstrates how Cold War-era thinking and fears are still with us

By Robert K. Elder

February 27, 2023

Adam Reynolds and Jeanine Michna-Bales

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Robert K. Elder is the President & CEO of Outrider Foundation. He is the author of more than a dozen books, and his work has appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Paris Review, and many other outlets.