The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy

612 Pages·2011·25.344 MB·English

by  David E. Hoffman

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CONTENTS
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PROLOGUE
1
INTRTOIDOUNC
13
PART ONE
1 ATT HPER ECIPICE
27
2 WAGRA MES
60
3 WASRC ARE
72
4 THGEE RNMI GHTMARE 101
5 THAEN THFRAACRXTY O
127
6 THDEE AHDA ND 143
7 MORNAIGNAIGIN N AMERICA 155
PARTTW O
8 "WCEA NG'OOT NL IVLIINTKGHE I S"
167
Vlll Contents
9 VEOAFRT HSEP Y
189
10O FS WORADNSSDH IELDS
204
11T HREO ATDOR EYKJAVIK
235
12F ARETWOAE RLMLS
269
13G ERGMASAS,N SDE CRETS
296
14T HLEO VSETA R
312
15T HGER EABTREETSAHTKR OUGH
327
16T HVEE OAFLR I VDIANNGG ELRYO US
358
PARTTH REE
17A G REUANTR AVELING
379
18T HSEC IENTISTS
401
19R EVELATIONS
412
20V ELTSPIRNO'MSI SE
424
21P ROJSEACPTP HIRE
439
22F ATCOFE A WCIEET VHI L
459
EPILOGUE
475
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
485
ABBREVIINNAO TTIEOSN S
489
ENDNOTES
491
INDEX
555
TEAXNTID L LUSPTERRAMTIISOSNI ONS
576