Stalin & the Bomb – The Soviet Union & Atomic Energy 1939–1956 (Paper): The Soviet Union and Atomic Energy, 1939-1956 [Revised ed.]
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A distinguished authority tells the spellbinding story of the people and politics behind the development of the Soviet a
Table of contents : Contents Illustration Sources Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1 Ioffes Institute 2 Nuclear Prehistory 3 Reacting to Fission 4 Making a Decision 5 Getting Started 6 Hiroshima 7 The Post-Hiroshima Project 8 The Premises of Policy 9 The Atomic Industry 10 The Atomic Bomb 11 War and the Atomic Bomb 12 The War of Nerves 13 Dangerous Relations 14 The Hydrogen Bomb 15 After Stalin 16 The Atom and Peace Conclusion Bibliographical Note Notes Biographical Notes Index