Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a riveting account of the nuclear arms race and the Cold
War.
In the Reagan-Gorbachev era, the United States and the Soviet Union came within minutes of nuclear war, until Gorbachev
boldly launched a campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, setting the stage for the 1986 Reykjavik summit and the
incredible events that followed. In this thrilling, authoritative narrative, Richard Rhodes draws on personal interviews
with both Soviet and U.S. participants and a wealth of new documentation to unravel the compelling, shocking story
behind this monumental time in human history�its beginnings, its nearly chilling consequences, and its effects
on global politics today.