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100 1 a| Gordin, Michael D.=| ^A695197;

245 10 a| Red cloud at dawn :b| Truman, Stalin, and the end of the atomic monopoly /c| Michael D. Gordin.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Farrar, Straus and Giroux,c| 2009.;

300 a| xii, 402 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: What happened at Potsdam -- Atomic monopoly -- How much time do we have? -- Larger than Enormoz -- First lightning -- Making Vermont -- Dramatizing the situation -- The year of Joe -- Epilogue: Traces and tailings.;

520 a| With the use of newly opened archives, "Red Cloud at Dawn" focuses on the extraordinary story of First Lightning--the first Soviet test bomb detonated in 1949--to provide a fresh understanding of the origins of the nuclear arms race, as well as the all-too-urgent problem of proliferation.;

600 10 a| Truman, Harry S.,d| 1884-1972.=| ^A27468;

600 10 a| Stalin, Joseph,d| 1878-1953=| ^A26608;

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650 0 a| Arms racex| Historyy| 20th century.=| ^A145925;

650 0 a| World politicsy| 1945-1955.=| ^A64548;

651 0 a| United Statesx| Foreign relationsz| Soviet Union.=| ^A42375;

651 0 a| Soviet Unionx| Foreign relationsz| United States.=| ^A42376;

651 0 a| United Statesx| Foreign relationsy| 1945-1953.=| ^A17797;

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Red cloud at dawn : Truman, Stalin, and the end of the atomic monopoly / Michael D. Gordin.

Author/creator	Gordin, Michael D.
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
Description	xii, 402 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects	Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972. Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 Nuclear weapons--History. --20th century. Arms race--History. --20th century. World politics--1945-1955. United States--Foreign relations. --Soviet Union. Soviet Union--Foreign relations. --United States. United States--Foreign relations. --1945-1953. Soviet Union--Foreign relations. --1945-1991.

Contents	Introduction: What happened at Potsdam -- Atomic monopoly -- How much time do we have? -- Larger than Enormoz -- First lightning -- Making Vermont -- Dramatizing the situation -- The year of Joe -- Epilogue: Traces and tailings.
Abstract	With the use of newly opened archives, "Red Cloud at Dawn" focuses on the extraordinary story of First Lightning--the first Soviet test bomb detonated in 1949--to provide a fresh understanding of the origins of the nuclear arms race, as well as the all-too-urgent problem of proliferation.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2009001424
ISBN	9780374256821 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0374256829 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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