The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy is a 2009 book written by David E. Hoffman, a Washington Post contributing editor. It was the winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.
The book is based on a large number of published and unpublished sources, including interviews with political leaders, scientists, military officials and diplomats.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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External links
- The Dead Hand at Open Library
- Review in New York Times
- Discussion on The Dead Hand with Hoffman, Woodrow Wilson International Center, October 19, 2009
- Discussion on The Dead Hand with Hoffman, National Book Festival, September 25, 2010
- Home page for The Dead Hand
- Article by Peter Preston in the Guardian
