Annotation
Hoffman considers not just how the Cold War ended but how dangerous the Soviet Union's dissolution was, as nuclear and biological weapons floated about unattended. Scarier-sounding than some spy thril-lers and probably better written.
Awards
2010 Pulitzer Prize
| Genre | NonFiction Historical Political |
| Topics | Cold War Arms race International relations Russian politics and government American politics and government Reagan, Ronald Russian presidents Spies Weapons Biological weapons Chemical weapons Nuclear weapons Scientists Terrorism prevention World history |