The Dead Hand

David E. Hoffman Copyright 2009

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@DeadHandBook_ ....and this unpredictable stupidity makes it all the more terrifying

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The USSR is losing its touch; people begin to realize that it is not as clever as we thought

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@DeadHandBook_ they did not have enough information, so the leaders became extremely paranoid

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Why did the Soviets believe the United States was making weapons prohibited by numerous treaties?

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@DeadHandBook_ Shooting first would mean being shot; therefore, they are locked in a battle of wills

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This really captures the mood of the book

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@DeadHandBook_ They want to "match our duplicity", but what we were trying to do was ascertain the depth of theirs

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The extreme brainwashing is terrifying. We considered them our equals, but the Soviets were so backwards

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@DeadHandBook_ it's interesting how the message is sugar coated even though the children know what they're hiding from--a fine line

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@DeadHandBook_ This is powerful because it allows the reader to visualize the strength of the superpower storms

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@DeadHandBook_ the Soviets were developing biological weapons despite a treaty forbidding it

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Not many people knew that nuclear weapons were not the only threat

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Why didn't Nixon believe Soviet bioweapons were a threat?

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Intriguing imagery

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How would the world's view of nuclear weapons differ if the Cold War crisis had never occurred?

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A child-friendly poster from the Cold War era about nuclear strike protocol