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Doomsday Men: The Real Dr. Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon
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by P. D. Smith
Sales Rank: 387710
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List Price: $29.95
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 576 pages
Published by: St. Martin's PressEdition: 1st Edition December 10, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 031237397X
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0312373979
Book Dimensions:
9.4 x 6.4 x 1.9 inches
Weighs: 1.8 pounds
Reader Reviews
Doomsday Men is an impressively creative examination of how literature and philosophy influenced the development of superweapons, and how knowledge of their ghastly potential shaped, in turn, the cultural icons of the 20th century. It shows how those involved in the Manhattan Project differed greatly in their temperments and outlooks, and reached drastically different conclusions about the role of nuclear weapons after the Second World War was over. While some scientists, such as Leo Szilard, rallied for arms control, others, such as Herman Kahn, argued that the west should be prepared to accept massive casualties. Kahn's remarks, taken to their terrifying extreme, were incorporated into Kubrick's classic dark comedy, Dr. Strangelove, a film that occupies a central place in this book. Through colorful anecdotes and fascinating connections with popular culture, Smith helps bring the turbulent history of those frightening times to life. Doomsday Men offers a vital and intruging account of the mentality and culture of the Cold War.
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