Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis

"The definitive history.…With his masterly book, Mr. Plokhy has sounded a warning bell." — The Economist

Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, today’s world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment ...