The Kremlin's nuclear sword
Subtitle: the rise and fall of Russia's strategic nuclear forces, 1945-2000
By: Steven J. Zaloga.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Soviet Union. -- Raketnye voĭska strategicheskogo naznachenii︠a︡ -- History.; Russia (Federation). -- Raketnye voĭska strategicheskogo naznachenii︠a︡; Strategic forces -- Soviet Union.; Strategic forces -- Russia (Federation); Soviet Union -- Military policy.
Description: "The Kremlin's Nuclear Sword examines how the Soviet aerospace industry shaped many of the key defense decisions during the Cold War. Drawing from elusive Russian source material and interviews with many Russian and Ukrainian engineers, Steven J. Zaloga presents a definitive account of Russia's strategic forces, who built them, and why."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.