The dead hand : the untold story of the Cold War arms race and its dangerous legacy
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Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 909.825 H6993d | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Arms race -- History -- 20th century.
Cold War -- Influence.
Cold War.
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, -- 1931- -- Political and social views.
Nuclear disarmament -- History -- 20th century.
Reagan, Ronald -- Political and social views.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
Cold War -- Influence.
Cold War.
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, -- 1931- -- Political and social views.
Nuclear disarmament -- History -- 20th century.
Reagan, Ronald -- Political and social views.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
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Published
New York : Doubleday, 2009.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 575 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 491]-553) and index.
Description
During the Cold War, superpowers amassed nuclear arsenals containing the explosive power of one million Hiroshimas. The Soviet Union secretly plotted to create the "Dead Hand," a system designed to launch an automatic retaliatory nuclear strike on the United States, and developed a fearsome biological warfare machine. President Ronald Reagan, hoping to awe the Soviets into submission, pushed hard for the creation of space-based missile defenses. This, the first full account of how the arms race finally ended, provides an unprecedented look at the inner motives and secret decisions of each side. Drawing on top-secret documents from deep inside the Kremlin, memoirs, and interviews in both Russia and the United States, David Hoffman introduces the scientists, soldiers, diplomats, and spies who saw the world sliding toward disaster and tells the gripping story of how Reagan, Gorbachev, and many others struggled to bring the madness to an end.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hoffman, D. E. (2009). The dead hand: the untold story of the Cold War arms race and its dangerous legacy . Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hoffman, David E. 2009. The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hoffman, David E. The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy Doubleday, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hoffman, David E. The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy Doubleday, 2009.
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