Title: Red cloud at dawn
Subtitle: Truman, Stalin, and the end of the atomic monopoly
Description: 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.
Subjects: Foreign relations, History, Nuclear weapons, World politics, Arms race, Proliferation, Kernwaffe, Atomwaffe, Rüstungswettlauf, Diplomatic relations, Außenpolitik, Rüstung, Truman, harry s., 1884-1972, Stalin, joseph, 1879-1953, World politics, 1945-, United states, foreign relations, soviet union, Soviet union, foreign relations, united states, United states, foreign relations, 1945-1961, Soviet union, foreign relations, 1945-1991, Proliferation (Militär)
Places: United States, Soviet Union
People: Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
Time periods: 20th century, 1945-1991, 1945-1953, 1945-1955