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On 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.
With 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.
- ISBN10 142994241X
- ISBN13 9781429942416
- Publish Date 29 September 2009
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Format eBook
- Pages 416
- Language English