The Dead Hand

Use specific examples from The Dead Hand to answer the question thoroughly. Cite your page numbers at the end of each paragraph.

According to details documented in David Hoffman’s The Dead Hand, what was the state of nuclear and biological weapons in the 1970s and 1980s in both the United States and Soviet Union? Use specific examples from the book.

According to the book, what factors heightened the tension between the US and Soviet Union in the early 1980s? More specifically, what factors contributed to the widespread concerns about nuclear weapons, and the possibility of nuclear war, in the 1980s?

What were Ronald Reagan’s views on nuclear arms? What shaped his positions, and how did he approach the subject of nuclear weapons in his first presidential term beginning in 1981?