The Dead Hand

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE

The first full account of how the Cold War arms race finally came to a close, this riveting narrative history sheds new light on the people who struggled to end this era of massive overkill, and examines the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

Drawing on memoirs, interviews in both Russia and the US...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE

The first full account of how the Cold War arms race finally came to a close, this riveting narrative history sheds new light on the people who struggled to end this era of massive overkill, and examines the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

Drawing on memoirs, interviews in both Russia and the US, and classified documents from deep inside the Kremlin, David E. Hoffman examines the inner motives and secret decisions of each side and details the deadly stockpiles that remained unsecured as the Soviet Union collapsed. This is the fascinating story of how Reagan, Gorbachev, and a previously unheralded collection of scientists, soldiers, diplomats, and spies changed the course of history.

作者戴维•霍夫曼(David E. Hoffman)，《华盛顿邮报》编辑，驻白宫记者，报道过里根、布什的任期，涵盖美苏首脑峰会；苏联解体时负责报道国外新闻，后驻耶路撒冷，全程报道“奥斯陆协议”签订；1995年到2001年，负责《华盛顿邮报》莫斯科记者站，2002年出版第一本书《寡头：新俄罗斯的财富与权力》；返回华盛顿后，2010年出版《死亡之手》，从乌克兰“生物武器的切尔诺贝利事故”讲起，第一本全面叙述冷战军备竞赛如何走向终结的书，获美国新闻出版界的最高荣誉普利策奖，关于苏联对抗美国的荒谬历史，戈尔巴乔夫为本书接受了两次采访，里根也接受了数次采访。

译者张俊，有从事移动互联网技术新闻翻译的经验，担任美国职棒大联盟MLB.com中文网页的兼职翻译，译有《足球往事》、《死亡之手》、《抗癌》等书。