Title: Red atom
Subtitle: Russia's nuclear power program from Stalin to today
Description: "Red Atom takes a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the Soviet Union's peaceful use of nuclear power. It explores both the projects and the technocratic and political elite who were dedicated to increasing state power through technology. And it describes the political, economic, and environmental fallout of Chernobyl." "A story of big science run amok, Red Atom illuminates the problems that can befall any society heavily invested in large-scale technology."--BOOK JACKET
Subjects: History, Nuclear industry, Politics and government, Nuclear energy, Former soviet republics, politics and government, Nuclear energy, history, Russia (federation), politics and government, New York Times reviewed
Places: Russia (Federation), Former Soviet republics
Time periods: 20th century