Born in the wake of World War II as an idea factory to advise the air force on how to wage and win wars, the RAND Corporation quickly became the creator of America's anti-Soviet nuclear strategy. A magnet for the best and the brightest, its ranks included Cold War luminaries who arguably saved us from nuclear annihilation and unquestionably created Eisenhower's "military-industrial complex." Author Alex Abella joins Larry Mantle to talk about "Soldiers of Reason," the first-ever popular history of RAND. Written with full access to its archives, the book chronicles the rise of the secretive think tank that has been the driving force behind American government for sixty years.
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