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Red Cloud at Dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly

By Michael D. Gordin

Book information

Publisher
Picador
Year
2010
ISBN
0312655428, 9780312655426
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
30 MB (31634553 bytes)
Edition
Paperback
Pages
416\424
Time added
2020-06-10 13:28:33

Description

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.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.

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