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The most commanding history yet written of the internal politics of the United States during the early years of the nuclear age . . . an enthralling narrative. - The New York Times Book Review <br> The story is well-crafted and meticulously researched, drawing on recently declassified FBI files and documents, and it moves at a helter-skelter pace . . . a gripping account of three tangled lives. - The Washington Post World <br> A well-written, well-documented, exciting and yet unhappy tale of a crucial encounter between science and politics. - Los Angeles Times <br>

The most commanding history yet written of the internal politics of the United States during the early years of the nuclear age . . . an enthralling narrative. --The New York Times Book Review The story is well-crafted and meticulously researched, drawing on recently declassified FBI files and documents, and it moves at a helter-skelter pace . . . a gripping account of three tangled lives. --The Washington Post World A well-written, well-documented, exciting and yet unhappy tale of a crucial encounter between science and politics. --Los Angeles Times

The most commanding history yet written of the internal politics of the United States during the early years of the nuclear age . . . an enthralling narrative. --The New York Times Book Review The story is well-crafted and meticulously researched, drawing on recently declassified FBI files and documents, and it moves at a helter-skelter pace . . . a gripping account of three tangled lives. --The Washington Post World A well-written, well-documented, exciting and yet unhappy tale of a crucial encounter between science and politics. --Los Angeles Times

The most commanding history yet written of the internal politics of the United States during the early years of the nuclear age . . . an enthralling narrative. - The New York Times Book Review The story is well-crafted and meticulously researched, drawing on recently declassified FBI files and documents, and it moves at a helter-skelter pace . . . a gripping account of three tangled lives. - The Washington Post World A well-written, well-documented, exciting and yet unhappy tale of a crucial encounter between science and politics. - Los Angeles Times

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Gregg Herken is a curator and historian at the Smithsonian Institution and has taught at Oberlin, Caltech, and Yale. He is the author of The Winning Weapon, Counsels of War, and Cardinal Choices and received a MacArthur grant for Brotherhood of the Bomb. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

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