| The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy | |
| Author: | David E. Hoffman |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | United States |
| Genre: | History |
| Publisher: | Doubleday |
| Isbn: | 978-0-385-52437-7 |
| Release Date: | 2009 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages: | 577 pp |
| Dewey: | 909.82/5 dc22 |
| Congress: | U264.H645 2009 |
| Oclc: | 320432478 |
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 Non-Fiction.
The book is based on a large number of published and unpublished sources, including interviews with political leaders, scientists, military officials and diplomats.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.