David Hoffman: The Dead Hand

David Hoffman, 2010 Pulitzer Prize--winning author of The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy, discusses his book at a one day conference, Preparing to Save Lives and Recover After a Nuclear Detonation: Implications for U.S. Policy, held April 29, 2010, in Washington, DC.

The Center for Biosecurity of UPMC convened an invitational conference in Washington, DC, to examine critical issues associated with response to and recovery from a nuclear detonation and to consider the policy implications of those issues. The meeting was attended by more than 150 participants, who included federal, state, and local government officials, congressional staff, policy analysts, academics, members of the media, and experienced practitioners from the public health, medical, and emergency management communities.

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