Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War - Season 1

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes9
Datesmars 12, 2024 - mars 12, 2024

Episodes

The Sun Came Up Tremendous
Season 1Episode 180 min

The Sun Came Up Tremendous

During World War II, the US begins to work on a top-secret project that results in the atomic bombings on Japan — and a global conflict lasting decades.

mars 12, 2024
Poisoning the Soil
Season 1Episode 265 min

Poisoning the Soil

As communism takes off in Russia and China, Joseph Stalin begins his ruthless reign and the Soviet Union enters an era of terror.

mars 12, 2024
Institutional Insanity
Season 1Episode 368 min

Institutional Insanity

Preparing for war against the Soviet Union, the US starts to test thermonuclear weapons. The CIA forms and interferes with global politics.

mars 12, 2024
The Wall
Season 1Episode 466 min

The Wall

The US and Soviet Union get caught in a nuclear arms race. A wall divides Berlin. John F. Kennedy looks for a peaceful solution after a crisis in Cuba.

mars 12, 2024
War Games
Season 1Episode 567 min

War Games

With both sides planning for the worst-case scenario, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev find common ground. Tragedy strikes after a nuclear disaster.

mars 12, 2024
Empire Is Untenable
Season 1Episode 667 min

Empire Is Untenable

The USSR's grasp on Eastern Europe weakens as the Berlin Wall comes down and the Communist Party mounts a coup against a prominent Soviet Union leader.

mars 12, 2024
The End of History
Season 1Episode 767 min

The End of History

A new Russian leader emerges, and the republics seek independence. As the Soviet Union dissolves, several powers sign a landmark treaty on nuclear arms.

mars 12, 2024
Moscow Will Not Be Silent
Season 1Episode 865 min

Moscow Will Not Be Silent

Russia struggles to find a national identity as Vladimir Putin comes to power. With the Cold War in the rearview, a war on terror begins.

mars 12, 2024
We Are Not Dead Yet
Season 1Episode 973 min

We Are Not Dead Yet

Russia invades Georgia and Ukraine, putting Putin under intense scrutiny. While disinformation thrives, threats of nuclear war persist.

mars 12, 2024

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