Armageddon Insurance: Civil Defense in the United States and Soviet Union, 1945–1991 (The New Cold War History)

Synopsis

The Dangerous, Decades-long Arms Race Between The United States And The Soviet Union During The Cold War Begged A Fundamental Question: How Did These Superpowers Actually Plan To Survive A Nuclear Strike? In Armageddon Insurance, The First Historical Account Of Soviet Civil Defense And A Pioneering Reappraisal Of Its American Counterpart, Edward M. Geist Compares How The Two Superpowers Tried, And Mostly Failed, To Reinforce Their Societies To Withstand The Ultimate Catastrophe--