Red Cloud at Dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael D. GordinTheme:Chronological Period/1940's, Chronological Period/20th Century, Cultural Region/RussianPublish date:11/23/2010Pages:416
Languages:EnglishPublisher:St. Martins Press-3PLISBN-13:9780312655426ISBN-10:0312655428UPC:9780312655426Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Modern, RussiaBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.499Product ID:SC0W5AFX0F
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Following the trail of espionage and technological innovation, and making use of newly opened archives, Michael D. Gordin provides a new understanding of the origins of the nuclear arms race and fresh insight into the problem of proliferation. On August 29, 1949, the first Soviet test bomb, dubbed "First Lightning," exploded in the deserts of Kazakhstan. This surprising international event marked the beginning of an arms race that would ultimately lead to nuclear proliferation beyond the two superpowers of the Soviet Union and the United States. With the use of newly opened archives, Michael D. Gordin folows a trail of espionage, secrecy, deception, political brinksmanship, and technical innovation to provide a fresh understanding of the nuclear arms race.Languages:EnglishPublisher:St. Martins Press-3PLISBN-13:9780312655426ISBN-10:0312655428UPC:9780312655426Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Modern, RussiaBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.499Product ID:SC0W5AFX0F
Michael D. Gordin is an associate professor of the history of science at Princeton University. He is the author of Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War.
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