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Red Cloud at Dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly
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by Michael D. Gordin
Michael D. Gordin
Red Cloud at Dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly
416
by Michael D. Gordin
Michael D. Gordin
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A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE
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.
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.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780312655426 |
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Publisher: | Picador |
Publication date: | 11/23/2010 |
Edition description: | First Edition |
Pages: | 416 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d) |
About the Author
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.
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations xiii
Introduction What Happened at Potsdam 3
1 Atomic Monopoly 25
2 How Much Time Do We Have? 63
3 Larger Than Enormoz 89
4 First Lightning 133
5 Making Vermont 179
6 Dramatizing the Situation 214
7 The Year of Joe 247
Epilogue Traces and Tailings 285
Notes 307
Selected Sources 377
Acknowledgments 381
Index 383
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