Red cloud at dawn : Truman, Stalin, and the end of the atomic monopoly /

Red cloud at dawn : Truman, Stalin, and the end of the atomic monopoly /

With the use of newly opened archives, "Red Cloud at Dawn" focuses on the extraordinary story of First Lightning--the first Soviet test bomb detonated in 1949--to provide a fresh understanding of the origins of the nuclear arms race, as well as the all-too-urgent problem of proliferation.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gordin, Michael D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Truman, Harry S., > 1884-1972.
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953.
Nuclear weapons > History > 20th century.
Arms race > History > 20th century.
World politics > 1945-1955.
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1953.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > 1945-1991.

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Call Number: U264 .G67 2009
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