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Language English Media type Print (hardcover) ISBN 978-0-385-52437-7 Originally published 22 September 2009 Genre History Country United States of America | 4.1/5 Goodreads Publication date 2009 Pages 577 pp OCLC 320432478 Publisher Doubleday | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awards Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction Similar Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction winners, History books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy is the winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction written by Washington Post contributing editor David E. Hoffman.
The book is based on a large number of published and unpublished sources, including interviews with political leaders, scientists, military officials and diplomats. The Russian automatic nuclear-control system known as "Dead Hand" is described in detail.
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The Dead Hand Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA