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Prisoner’s Dilemma The Deadliest Game is a prototypical Cold-War novel with the ominous threat of nuclear war hovering in the background of every political machination. But this time, the prospect of war intrudes onto center stage as the reader discovers how close the United States came to launching a preemptive nuclear attack on Russia – all because of the brilliant mathematician, John von Neumann’s game theory exercise, the Prisoner’s Dilemma. Based upon extensive historical research, including recently declassified CIA and FBI documents, Prisoner’s Dilemma The Deadliest Game, while fiction, focuses upon real events, real people and even real conversations as it skirts terrifyingly close to the truth. The settings for the drama range from the White House, to the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton University, to the infamous “Installation,” in Russia where Andrei Sakharov developed the Soviet hydrogen bomb.
Prisoner Dilemma The Deadliest Game Casey Dorman 9780615826844 Books
The Prisoner's Dilemma by Casey DormanIn this carefully researched novel, author Casey Dorman presents a time in history when many of the top military and political figures in the United States seriously considered launching a "preventative war," that is, to attack the Soviet Union with nuclear weapons as a first strike.
In 1949 the Soviets set off an atomic bomb. It came as a shock since the best predictions were that it would take years before USSR scientists could construct an atomic device. American scientists determined that the weapon was a direct copy of the "Fat Man" that the United States had dropped on Nagasaki during World War II. Officials suspected spies had stolen American documents and given them to the Soviets. Even more frightening than losing the advantage over potential foes was the prospect that the USSR would develop a Hydrogen fusion bomb hundreds of times more destructive than an atomic bomb. Many people believed the first country to develop the super weapon would immediately use it on the other country. The thinking was based on a thesis derived from games theory, which was named, "The Prisoner's Dilemma."
Some brilliant scientists like J. Robert Oppenheimer, who helped develop the atomic bomb, and Albert Einstein, who supported development, argued that the super weapon should never be developed. Oppenheimer even suggested that information about the super weapon should be shared with the Soviet Union so that neither country would have an advantage. Other scientists not only worked on the weapon's design but favored its use as soon as the super weapon was completed.
Based on actual historical records, Dorman offers vivid portraits of the individuals in military governmental and scientific communities who took part in discussions about developing and using the H-bomb. He shows the debate as well as steps some officials took trying to gain control of the nuclear arsenal. To me this was the most effective part of the novel. I am sorry Richard Feynman did not make it into the book.
Perhaps due in part of the necessary telescoping of events and emerging beliefs, I did not find the protagonist as engaging and believable as several other characters who have a lesser role in the novel. Nevertheless I can recommend this book as well worth reading. It reflects the fears, attitudes and temper of the times.
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Prisoner Dilemma The Deadliest Game Casey Dorman 9780615826844 Books Reviews
Prisoner’s Dilemma The Deadliest Game is a prototypical Cold-War novel with the ominous threat of nuclear war hovering in the background of every political machination. But this time, the prospect of war intrudes onto center stage as the reader discovers how close the United States came to launching a preemptive nuclear attack on Russia – all because of the brilliant mathematician, John von Neumann’s game theory exercise, the Prisoner’s Dilemma. Based upon extensive historical research, including recently declassified CIA and FBI documents, Prisoner’s Dilemma The Deadliest Game, while fiction, focuses upon real events, real people and even real conversations as it skirts terrifyingly close to the truth. The settings for the drama range from the White House, to the Center for Advanced Studies at Princeton University, to the infamous “Installation,” in Russia where Andrei Sakharov developed the Soviet hydrogen bomb.
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The Prisoner's Dilemma by Casey Dorman
In this carefully researched novel, author Casey Dorman presents a time in history when many of the top military and political figures in the United States seriously considered launching a "preventative war," that is, to attack the Soviet Union with nuclear weapons as a first strike.
In 1949 the Soviets set off an atomic bomb. It came as a shock since the best predictions were that it would take years before USSR scientists could construct an atomic device. American scientists determined that the weapon was a direct copy of the "Fat Man" that the United States had dropped on Nagasaki during World War II. Officials suspected spies had stolen American documents and given them to the Soviets. Even more frightening than losing the advantage over potential foes was the prospect that the USSR would develop a Hydrogen fusion bomb hundreds of times more destructive than an atomic bomb. Many people believed the first country to develop the super weapon would immediately use it on the other country. The thinking was based on a thesis derived from games theory, which was named, "The Prisoner's Dilemma."
Some brilliant scientists like J. Robert Oppenheimer, who helped develop the atomic bomb, and Albert Einstein, who supported development, argued that the super weapon should never be developed. Oppenheimer even suggested that information about the super weapon should be shared with the Soviet Union so that neither country would have an advantage. Other scientists not only worked on the weapon's design but favored its use as soon as the super weapon was completed.
Based on actual historical records, Dorman offers vivid portraits of the individuals in military governmental and scientific communities who took part in discussions about developing and using the H-bomb. He shows the debate as well as steps some officials took trying to gain control of the nuclear arsenal. To me this was the most effective part of the novel. I am sorry Richard Feynman did not make it into the book.
Perhaps due in part of the necessary telescoping of events and emerging beliefs, I did not find the protagonist as engaging and believable as several other characters who have a lesser role in the novel. Nevertheless I can recommend this book as well worth reading. It reflects the fears, attitudes and temper of the times.
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