 | Stalin and the Bomb: The Soviet Union and Atomic Energy, 1939-1956 Subjects: Atomic weapons -- Government policy -- Soviet Union -- History; Nuclear energy -- Research -- Soviet Union -- History; Science and state -- Soviet Union -- History; Soviet Union -- Foreign relations; 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. Holloway David : 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. |
