The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy

Name: The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: David Hoffman
ISBN: 9780307387844

David Hoffman

03/08/2010
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

NC (0 avis)

Couverture de The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy par David Hoffman

Résumé

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE The first full account of how the Cold War arms race finally came to a close, this riveting narrative history sheds new light on the people who struggled to end this era of massive overkill, and examines the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today. Drawing on memoirs, interviews in both Russia and the US, and classified documents from deep inside the Kremlin, David E. Hoffman examines the inner motives and secret decisions of each side and details the deadly stockpiles that remained unsecured as the Soviet Union collapsed. This is the fascinating story of how Reagan, Gorbachev, and a previously unheralded collection of scientists, soldiers, diplomats, and spies changed the course of history.