As we enter into the first arms reduction treaty in almost twenty years, it's worth remembering the doomsday scenario that was the Cold War arms race. This years Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction has been awarded to David Hoffman for his book The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy. In it, he documents not only the Cold War arms race, but the residual impact and the weapons of mass destruction that still imperil the planet.
My conversation with David Hoffman: