Peter Kuznick

Peter Kuznick, PhD, is Professor of History and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University in Washington, DC. He writes about the history of science, nuclear history, and Cold War culture. He’s written and edited several books in the U.S. and Japan, including Beyond the Laboratory: Scientists as Political Activists in 1930 America (1987) and the New York Times best-selling 2012 book The Untold History of the United States (a companion to the 12-part documentary film series co-authored with Oliver Stone). Most recently, he co-authored The Untold Postwar History of the U.S. and Japan with Oliver Stone and former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. He can be contacted at .