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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustration Sources ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Introduction 1
7. CHAPTER ONE. loffe‘s Institute 8
8. CHAPTER TWO. Nuclear Prehistory 29
9. CHAPTER THREE. Reacting to Fission 49
10. CHAPTER FOUR. Making a Decision 72
11. CHAPTER FIVE. Getting Started 96
12. CHAPTER SIX. Hiroshima 116
13. CHAPTER SEVEN. The Post-Hiroshima Project 134
14. CHAPTER EIGHT. The Premises of Policy 150
15. CHAPTER NINE. The Atomic Industry 172
16. CHAPTER TEN. The Atomic Bomb 196
17. CHAPTER ELEVEN. War and the Atomic Bomb 224
18. CHAPTER TWELVE. The War of Nerves 253
19. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Dangerous Relations 273
20. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Hydrogen Bomb 294
21. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. After Stalin 320
22. CHAPTER SIXTEEN. The Atom and Peace 346
23. Conclusion 364
24. Bibliographical Note 372
25. Notes 375
26. Biographical Notes 447
27. Index 453