{"product_id":"red-cloud-at-dawn-michael-d-gordin-9780312655426","title":"Red Cloud at Dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the trail of espionage and technological innovation, and making use of newly opened archives, Michael D. Gordin provides a new understanding of the origins of the nuclear arms race and fresh insight into the problem of proliferation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn August 29, 1949, the first Soviet test bomb, dubbed First Lightning, exploded in the deserts of Kazakhstan. This surprising international event marked the beginning of an arms race that would ultimately lead to nuclear proliferation beyond the two superpowers of the Soviet Union and the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the use of newly opened archives, Michael D. Gordin folows a trail of espionage, secrecy, deception, political brinksmanship, and technical innovation to provide a fresh understanding of the nuclear arms race.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael D. Gordin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312655428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312655426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/16\/2011 pg. 20","brand":"Michael D. Gordin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913670525183,"sku":"9780312655426","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ae744398-b5e7-40bf-8db4-b68d047d4f51.jpg?v=1680621644","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/red-cloud-at-dawn-michael-d-gordin-9780312655426","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}