The Bomb

A former Los Alamos weapons designer shares “an indispensable guide to the science and strategy of nuclear weapons” ( Booklist ). From his years at Los Alamos and the Nevada Test Site to his meetings with nuclear arms experts in Moscow, former weapons designer Stephen M. Younger has witnessed firsthand the making of nuclear policy. With a deep understanding of both the technology and the politics behind nuclear weapons, he guides us from the Manhattan Project to the Cold War and into the present