The dead hand : the untold story of the Cold War arms race and its dangerous legacy /

The dead hand : the untold story of the Cold War arms race and its dangerous legacy /

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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 fearsom...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoffman, David E. (David Emanuel)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Reagan, Ronald > Political and social views.
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, > 1931-2022 > Political and social views.
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, > 1931-2022
Reagan, Ronald.
Reagan, Ronald > Political and social views
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, > 1931- > Political and social views
Sovetskaja Associacija Meždunarodnogo Prava
1900-1999
Geschichte.
Arms race > History > 20th century.
Nuclear disarmament > History > 20th century.
Cold War.
Cold War > Influence.
Course aux armements > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Désarmement nucléaire > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre froide.
Arms race.
Diplomatic relations.
Nuclear disarmament.
Political and social views.
War > Influence.
Ost-West-Konflikt
Rüstungswettlauf
Bewapeningswedloop.
Massavernietigingswapens.
Ontwapening.
Rüstungswettlauf.
Ost-West-Konflikt.
Arms race > History > 20th century
Nuclear disarmament > History > 20th century
Cold War
Cold War > Influence
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > URSS.
URSS > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
Soviet Union.
United States.
USA
Sowjetunion
Sovjet-Unie.
Rusland.
Verenigde Staten.
USA.
Sowjetunion.
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States
Nonfiction.
History.

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