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In the first full account of how the arms race finally ended, The Dead Hand 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. When the Soviet Union dissolved, the danger continued, and the United States began a race against time to keep nuclear and biological weapons out of the hands of terrorists and and rogue states.]]> 2009 3 0 false Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 06 08:56:12 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 24 09:14:23 -0800 2009 On the Beach, the over-written, over-sexed The Last Ship, and the ridiculous Ian Slater series WW III. On television, I was thrilled by The Day After (I've never seen Steve Guttenberg the same, sin...more...]]> 77687931 973427 6623920 0385524374 9780385524377 4 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-m-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-s-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6623920-the-dead-hand 4.29 7 This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

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In the first full account of how the arms race finally ended, The Dead Hand 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. When the Soviet Union dissolved, the danger continued, and the United States began a race against time to keep nuclear and biological weapons out of the hands of terrorists and and rogue states.]]> 2009 4 0 false Mon Nov 09 09:47:14 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 09:47:14 -0800 2009 77190743 1178176 6623920 0385524374 9780385524377 4 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-m-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-s-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6623920-the-dead-hand 4.29 7 This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

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In the first full account of how the arms race finally ended, The Dead Hand 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. When the Soviet Union dissolved, the danger continued, and the United States began a race against time to keep nuclear and biological weapons out of the hands of terrorists and and rogue states.]]> 2009 0 0 false Mon Nov 09 06:01:32 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 07:40:33 -0800 2009 77037478 1009462 6623920 0385524374 9780385524377 4 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-m-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-s-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6623920-the-dead-hand 4.29 7 This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

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In the first full account of how the arms race finally ended, The Dead Hand 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. When the Soviet Union dissolved, the danger continued, and the United States began a race against time to keep nuclear and biological weapons out of the hands of terrorists and and rogue states.]]> 2009 0 0 false Sat Nov 07 11:09:56 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 11:09:56 -0800 2009 77013496 1683042 6623920 0385524374 9780385524377 4 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-m-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-s-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6623920-the-dead-hand 4.29 7 This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

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In the first full account of how the arms race finally ended, The Dead Hand 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. When the Soviet Union dissolved, the danger continued, and the United States began a race against time to keep nuclear and biological weapons out of the hands of terrorists and and rogue states.]]> 2009 0 0 false Sat Nov 07 10:25:24 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 10:25:24 -0800 2009 76810699 1026082 6623920 0385524374 9780385524377 4 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-m-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-s-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6623920-the-dead-hand 4.29 7 This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

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In the first full account of how the arms race finally ended, The Dead Hand 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. When the Soviet Union dissolved, the danger continued, and the United States began a race against time to keep nuclear and biological weapons out of the hands of terrorists and and rogue states.]]> 2009 0 0 false Thu Nov 05 08:59:51 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 08:59:51 -0800 2009 76485474 2902140 6623920 0385524374 9780385524377 4 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-m-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-s-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6623920-the-dead-hand 4.29 7 This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

During the Cold War, world 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.

In the first full account of how the arms race finally ended, The Dead Hand 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. When the Soviet Union dissolved, the danger continued, and the United States began a race against time to keep nuclear and biological weapons out of the hands of terrorists and and rogue states.]]> 2009 5 0 false Mon Nov 02 09:52:24 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:52:24 -0800 2009 76479653 838613 6623920 0385524374 9780385524377 4 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-m-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/920/6623920-s-1255825479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6623920-the-dead-hand 4.29 7 This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

During the Cold War, world 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.

In the first full account of how the arms race finally ended, The Dead Hand 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. When the Soviet Union dissolved, the danger continued, and the United States began a race against time to keep nuclear and biological weapons out of the hands of terrorists and and rogue states.]]> 2009 0 0 false Mon Nov 02 09:04:58 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:04:58 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6623920