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The Bomb: Michael Gordin on August 1945, the U.S. Nuclear Monopoly, and Dr. Strangelove

The Bomb: Michael Gordin on August 1945, the U.S. Nuclear Monopoly, and Dr. Strangelove

Update: 2019-02-18

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We interview Princeton University's Michael Gordin on the Cold War, the U.S. nuclear monopoly, and Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. Discover the "Two Bomb Myth", why the Soviets became a nuclear power so quickly, and how closely Dr. Strangelove portrays the reality of nuclear protocol.

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The Bomb: Michael Gordin on August 1945, the U.S. Nuclear Monopoly, and Dr. Strangelove

The Bomb: Michael Gordin on August 1945, the U.S. Nuclear Monopoly, and Dr. Strangelove

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