Stalin and the Bomb: The Soviet Union and Atomic Energy, 1939-1956

David Holloway

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Stalin and the Bomb

The Soviet Union and Atomic Energy, 1939-1956

David Holloway
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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2008

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A distinguished authority tells the spellbinding story of the people and politics behind the development of the Soviet atom bomb. Based on interviews with participants and research in newly opened archives, the book reveals how the American atomic monopoly affected Stalin's foreign policy, the role of espionage in the evolution of the Soviet bomb, and the relationship between Soviet nuclear scientists and the country's political leaders.

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David Holloway is professor of political science and co-director, Center for International Security and Arms Control, at Stanford University. He is also the author of The Soviet Union and the Arms Race, published by Yale University Press.

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History Regional and National History Europe Eastern Europe

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustration Sources Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER ONE. loffe‘s Institute Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
CHAPTER TWO. Nuclear Prehistory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
CHAPTER THREE. Reacting to Fission Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
CHAPTER FOUR. Making a Decision Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
CHAPTER FIVE. Getting Started Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
CHAPTER SIX. Hiroshima Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
CHAPTER SEVEN. The Post-Hiroshima Project Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
CHAPTER EIGHT. The Premises of Policy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
CHAPTER NINE. The Atomic Industry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
CHAPTER TEN. The Atomic Bomb Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
CHAPTER ELEVEN. War and the Atomic Bomb Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
CHAPTER TWELVE. The War of Nerves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Dangerous Relations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Hydrogen Bomb Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	294
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. After Stalin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	320
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. The Atom and Peace Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	346
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	364
Bibliographical Note Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	372
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
Biographical Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	447
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	453