{"product_id":"9781429942416","title":"Red Cloud at Dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn August 29, 1949, the first Soviet test bomb, dubbed First Lightning, exploded in the deserts of Kazakhstan. The startling event was not simply a technical experiment that confirmed the ability of the Soviet Union to build nuclear bombs during a period when the United States held a steadfast monopoly; it was also an international event that marked the beginning of an arms race that would ultimately lead to nuclear proliferation beyond the two superpowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing a trail of espionage, secrecy, deception, political brinksmanship, and technical innovation, Michael D. Gordin challenges conventional technology-centered nuclear histories by looking at the prominent roles that atomic intelligence and other forms of information play in the uncertainties of nuclear arms development and political decision-making. With the use of newly opened archives, \u003ci\u003eRed Cloud at Dawn \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on the extraordinary story of First Lightning to provide a fresh understanding of the origins of the nuclear arms race, as well as the all-too-urgent problem of proliferation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141774721264,"sku":"9781429942416","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429942416_p0.jpg?v=1769902724","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429942416","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}