This book is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction
2010. 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 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.