hydrogen bomb

The secret story of how and why the hydrogen bomb was made, how it became the defining issue of the Cold War, and how close the world came to nuclear destruction before the U.S. and the former Soviet Union learned the lesson of nuclear stalemate.

Presents the history of how and why the hydrogen bomb was created, revealing the behind-the-scenes scientific and political drama in which the United States and the former Soviet Union played major roles.

Describes the background and context of the hydrogen bomb and how the bomb came to be the Unites States' response to the Soviet Union's development of nuclear weapons.

A biography of the Hungarian-born Jewish physicist whose work in developing the atomic and hydrogen bombs, as well as the weapons system known as the Stategic Defense Initiative, still generates controversy.