Dinner and a Movie: Arsenals of Folly January 31, 2008

What led to the arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union? What lessons does that leave us with today?

In this month’s movie, Richard Rhodes talked about his book, Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race. In his book he describes the people and events that led to the arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Unionfollowing World War II. He also addressed the nuclear policies that emerged after World War II that are still impacting the country today.

Mr. Rhodes is an affiliate of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. He responded to questions from members of the audience.

Thursday, January 31. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., the movie begins at 7:00. Free and open to the public. Located at Memorial Christian Church, 730 Tappan, Ann Arbor.

Official Website: http://www.icpj.net/2007/12/07/arsenals-of-folly/