The Dead Hand

@DeadHandBook_ ....and this unpredictable stupidity makes it all the more terrifying

The USSR is losing its touch; people begin to realize that it is not as clever as we thought

@DeadHandBook_ they did not have enough information, so the leaders became extremely paranoid

Why did the Soviets believe the United States was making weapons prohibited by numerous treaties?

@DeadHandBook_ Shooting first would mean being shot; therefore, they are locked in a battle of wills

This really captures the mood of the book

@DeadHandBook_ They want to "match our duplicity", but what we were trying to do was ascertain the depth of theirs

The extreme brainwashing is terrifying. We considered them our equals, but the Soviets were so backwards

@DeadHandBook_ it's interesting how the message is sugar coated even though the children know what they're hiding from--a fine line

@DeadHandBook_ This is powerful because it allows the reader to visualize the strength of the superpower storms

@DeadHandBook_ the Soviets were developing biological weapons despite a treaty forbidding it

Not many people knew that nuclear weapons were not the only threat

Why didn't Nixon believe Soviet bioweapons were a threat?

Intriguing imagery

How would the world's view of nuclear weapons differ if the Cold War crisis had never occurred?

A child-friendly poster from the Cold War era about nuclear strike protocol