The Dead Hand

For other uses, see Dead Hand (disambiguation).

The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy is a 2009 book written by David E. Hoffman, a Washington Post contributing editor. It was the winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.

The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy

Front cover of The Dead Hand
Author	David E. Hoffman
Language	English
Genre	History
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	2009
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	577 pp
ISBN	978-0-385-52437-7
OCLC	320432478
Dewey Decimal	909.82/5 dc22
LC Class	U264.H645 2009

The book is based on a large number of published and unpublished sources, including interviews with political leaders, scientists, military officials and diplomats. The Russian automatic nuclear-control system known as "Dead Hand" is described in detail.

See also

• Dr. Strangelove

External links

• The Dead Hand at Open Library
• Review in New York Times
• Discussion on The Dead Hand with Hoffman, Woodrow Wilson International Center, October 19, 2009
• Discussion on The Dead Hand with Hoffman, National Book Festival, September 25, 2010
• Home page for The Dead Hand
• Article by Peter Preston in the Guardian