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Red cloud at dawnRed cloud at dawn

Red cloud at dawn

Truman, Stalin, and the end of the atomic monopoly

Michael D. Gordin

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With the use of newly opened archives, "Red Cloud at Dawn" focuses on the extraordinary story of First Lightning--the first Soviet test bomb detonated in 1949--to provide a fresh understanding of the origins of the nuclear arms race, as well as the all-too-urgent problem of proliferation.

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OL Work ID
OL8203339W

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Foreign relationsHistoryNuclear weaponsWorld politicsArms raceProliferationKernwaffeAtomwaffeRüstungswettlaufDiplomatic relationsAußenpolitikRüstungTruman, harry s., 1884-1972Stalin, joseph, 1879-1953World politics, 1945-United states, foreign relations, soviet unionSoviet union, foreign relations, united statesUnited states, foreign relations, 1945-1961

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