Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown

This nonfiction account traces the Cold War from U.S.–Soviet tensions of the 1950s through the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. It examines espionage, the race to build nuclear weapons, competition in space, and the threat posed by the hydrogen bomb. Photographs introduce major figures at the beginning of its three sections, while anecdotes and recollections illuminate shifting leaders, close calls, and the mounting stakes between the two nations.