Blurb:
Super Nuke! describes what once
was a carefully guarded secret—one of the most highly sophisticated, powerful
and effective war machines ever designed by man—the first operational nuclear
fast attack submarine specifically designed to “go up close and personal”
against the Soviet Union in the Cold War—the Super Nuke!
The
book takes you on entertaining journey about what it takes to become a nuclear-qualified
submarine officer, the meticulous detail in building the Super Nuke, the first three super secret "special
operations," and the successful efforts to communicate and share the
lessons learned by this Super Nuke
with the entire US Naval submarine force toward the collective effort of
winning the Cold War.
This
is a first-hand and eyewitness account of the highly classified and spooky
world of the nuclear fast attack submarine—largely invisible to the general
public throughout the Cold War. It should serve to motivate young people to
consider the nuclear navy as a career, to share some of the lighter and darker
moments in the history of nuclear submarines, and to properly credit the
significant contributions of an amazing commanding officer as well as the
highly competent officers and crew who quietly and effectively served their
country with honor and dignity.
Super Nuke is not a “tell all.” In fact, it has been cleared for publication
by the United States Navy to share a story about service and contributions of a
combination of money well-spent and individual competence of the highest
caliber. Put simply and not so modestly, the US Naval nuclear submarine
force—both ballistic missile and fast attack submarines—quietly won the Cold
War!
About the Author:
Mr. Jett is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the Harvard Graduate School of Business.
He
served in the United States Naval Nuclear Submarine Force where he created the
nuclear attack submarine (SSN) predeployment training program for covert
submarine operations, the tactical doctrine for the nuclear submarine electronic
surveillance system (AN/WLR-6), and is the creator of the geographic plot (Geo
Plot) for covert tracking of Soviet submarines from the SSN platform.
He
has had fifteen years’ experience in the management consulting and executive
recruiting world, where he participated in strategic planning, marketing, and
organizational development engagements, and CEO and Board of Directors
searches.
He
has worked with corporate organizations in the area of critical skills
identification and skill profiling to assist them in their corporate
development programs as well as enabling them to target specific skill profiles
for recruitment for entry level management positions.
He
created the career management tool known as the “Doom Loop” which has become
popularized as a highly useful tool for anticipating and addressing various
“career crises” as well as enabling organizations and executive search
professionals to assess the skill capabilities, potentials, and current
situations of individuals in corporate environments.
He
is the author of several publications including the magazine articles “Whatever
Happened to Corporate Loyalty?” and “Critical Skills and the CEO”—both of which
were published by Chief Executive Magazine and have become widely popular
articles in the reprint world. He is also the author of two new books: Wanted: Critical Skills!! and Career Crises and the Doom Loop.
He
is an accomplished speaker on the subject of Critical Skills having been
featured by many of the nation’s top business schools (Harvard, Stanford,
Wharton, Northwestern, Chicago, Michigan, etc.), as well as the American
Psychological Association. He focused on skill development at the high school
level and was featured in the US Department of Labor’s publication, Teaching the SCANS Competencies which
was distributed nationwide. To facilitate high schools’ and training
organizations’ ability to create and manage work-based learning programs to
teach critical skills and the SCANS competencies, he created the software
management tool known as “Coop2000®” and served as a national school-to-work
technical assistance provider as well as a national workforce investment act
technical assistance provider.
He
is the author of Super Nuke!, WANTED: Eight Critical Skills You Need To
Succeed, The Doom Loop, and Field Studies—all published by Outskirts
Press.
Review:
As
the former wife of a nuclear tech submarine sailor, I couldn’t resist Mr. Jett’s
book. I found his explanations of the workings of the nuclear reactor and steam
turbines a bit simplistic, but then I had heard them before in slightly more
detail, although my ex-hubby never disclosed any classified information, nor
was I ever allowed aft of Frame 57 (where the nuclear reactor and turbine were
situated in a 637-class nuc Boat) on any of my visits aboard either the USS Pogy
SSN 647 or the USS Sunfish SNN 649.
I
did learn from Mr. Jett’s book, however. Between the fact that most of the Boat
is submerged even when she’s in port and the finite perspective one has sitting
in Crew’s Mess, I always thought Frame 57 was more or less amidships. I never
realized a full two-thirds of the Boat was aft of “the forbidden frame.” I appreciated Mr. Jett’s praise of the enlisted
men aboard the Ray. Not all officers take the time to listen to those who wear
crows rather than gold and silver stripes. I also
appreciated Mr. Jett’s comments about the special stamina of us submarine
wives.
The
other thing is, Mr. Jett obviously is not a professional writer. He uses way
too many exclamation points. But, aside from that, I found his book both
entertaining and informative. Although by their hull numbers I’m sure both of
my ex’s boats were built before the Ray, Tim served in the early
seventies—after the missions Mr. Jett talks about in Super Nuke! I’m sure when he qualified for his dolphins, Tim had to
learn something about the programs Mr. Jett developed. The rest of the time Tim
was aft of Frame 57 when he was on duty. Oh, and Mr. Jett—congratulations on
getting Admiral Rickover to smile. Everyone was always terrified of him, as I
recall.
Author Website: https://charlescranstonjett.com/
Heat Rating: G
Length: 241 Pages
Prices:
Print: $15.89
Digital: $2.99
Hardcover:
$27.04
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