DEAD HAND, THE

作者：  David Hoffman　编

出版社：Random House US 2010-8-1

简介：WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEThe first full account of how the Cold War arms race finally cameto a close, this riveting narrative history sheds new light on thepeople who struggled to end this era of massive overkill, andexamines the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biologicalweapons that remain a threat today.Drawing on memoirs, interviews in both Russia and the US, andclassified documents from deep inside the Kremlin, David E. Hoffmanexamines the inner motives and secret decisions of each side anddetails the deadly stockpiles that remained unsecured as the SovietUnion collapsed. This is the fascinating story of how Reagan,Gorbachev, and a previously unheralded collection of scientists,soldiers, diplomats, and spies changed the course of history.