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Author:   Gregg Herken
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3626
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.964kg
ISBN:  

9780691635934

ISBN 10:   0691635935
Pages:   442
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

"*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Preface to the Princeton Edition, pg. xiii*Prologue, pg. 1*1. Hiroshima and Potsdam: The Prelude, pg. 11*2. Washington: A Direct Approach to Russia, pg. 23*3. London: The Dog that Didn't Bark, pg. 43*4. Moscow: The New Atomic Diplomacy, pg. 69*5. Pax Atomica: The Myth of the Atomic Secret, pg. 97*6. ""Atom Spies"" and Politics, pg. 114*7. The Atomic Curtain Descends, pg. 137*8. Scientists, Soldiers, and Diplomats, pg. 151*9. The Winning Weapon in the United Nations, pg. 171*10. Strategy and the Bomb, pg. 195*11. The War Over the Horizon, pg. 218*12. The Year of Opportunity: 1948, pg. 235*13. Beau Geste for Berlin, pg. 256*14. The Monopoly Ends, pg. 281*15. The Race Begins, pg. 304*Epilogue, pg. 338*Notes, pg. 343*Bibliography, pg. 402*Index, pg. 411"

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"""Illuminates some of the most basic dilemmas and challenges that the United States faces today.""--Daniel Yergin, Washington Post Book World"

Illuminates some of the most basic dilemmas and challenges that the United States faces today. --Daniel Yergin, Washington Post Book World

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