Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon: Book Review

Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The book’s focus was on the gathering the best scientists in the world for development and testing of the first atomic bomb and then intimately using the bomb on Japan near the end of World War II. Every story connected to its development is in the pages of the book.

The fear then was the Germans were close to developing their own nukes. It terrified the Americans and the Allies so the race was on to build it before they could. The, FBI, American and British Special Forces along with a Commando Group of Norwegians, searched Germany to find where their secret atomic lab was so they could destroy it and their capability to build a nuclear weapon.

Another subplot written about in the book is the Russian KGB’s attempts to steal the secrets of the bomb making process by using American moles to get the information.

It’s a great summary of the story of the birth of the atomic age and what future consequences lay ahead for the rest of the world. It’s a book worthy of consideration if you’re a history buff.

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