Though the Soviet-era Dead Hand does not play the outsized role in Russian nuclear strategy that it used to, here’s to hoping it is not on such a sensitive hair-trigger as during the Cold War.

If America Launched a Nuclear War Against Russia, Moscow's 'Dead Hand' Would Have Struck Back. Even if the Soviet Union’s top military commanders, politicians, leaders, cities, and capital—you ...

America Needs a “Dead Hand” August 16, 2019. Commentary. America Needs a ... (NC3) system comprises many component systems that were designed and fielded during the Cold War — a period when nuclear ...

Anxiety over a nuclear exchange between super powers seems out of place in a post-Cold War world where conflicts are usually fought within states, rather than between them. But despite the ...

David Hoffman talked about his book [The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy] (Doubleday; September 22, 2009). In his book David Hoffman, former Moscow ...

Journalist David E. Hoffman revisits the high stakes maneuverings of the Cold War arms race and details the inner-workings of the Soviet nuclear program in his new book.

Much of The Dead Hand focuses on significant decisions of Reagan’s presidency, his interest in eliminating nuclear weapons and his personal alliances with British Prime Minister Margret Thatcher ...

As many as 5 billion people worldwide would die from famine and hunger after a nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia, a new study says. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

The consequences of nuclear war on the world’s climate make for even more terrifying reading. Smoke from the fires would block out the sun, reducing its warming rays by up to 70% and plunging ...

America’s nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) system comprises many component systems that were designed and fielded during the Cold War — a period when nuclear missiles were set to ...