The dead hand
Subtitle: Reagan, Gorbachev and the untold story of the Cold War arms race
By: David E. Hoffman
Publisher: Icon Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 577
ISBN-13: 9781848312302; 9781848312999; 9780385524377; 9781848312531
Subjects: Cold War; Political and social views; Historia; Nuclear disarmament; Kapprustning; Nedrustning; Kalla kriget; Cold War (1945-1989) fast (OCoLC)fst01754978; Diplomatic relations; Arms race; Foreign relations; History
Description: This is a full account of how the Cold War arms race finally came to a close. The narrative history sheds light on the people who struggled to end this era of massive overkill, and examines the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-553) and index.

Pulitzer Prize 2010 (nonfiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in any other category)
Table of contents: title: At the precipice; title: War games; title: War scare; title: The germ nightmare; title: The anthrax factory; title: The dead hand; title: Morning again in America; title: "We can't go on living like this"; title: Year of the spy; title: Of swords and shields; title: The road to Reykjavik; title: Farewell to arms; title: Germs, gas and secrets; title: The lost year; title: The greatest breakthrough; title: The year of living dangerously; title: A great unraveling; title: The scientists; title: Revelations; title: Yeltsin's promise; title: Project sapphire; title: Face to face with evil.