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Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

2024

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EP1 The Sun Came Up Tremendous Mar 12, 2024

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.

EP2 Poisoning the Soil Mar 12, 2024

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

EP3 Institutional Insanity Mar 12, 2024

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

EP4 The Wall Mar 12, 2024

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.

EP5 War Games Mar 12, 2024

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

EP6 Empire Is Untenable Mar 12, 2024

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.

EP7 The End of History Mar 12, 2024

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

EP8 Moscow Will Not Be Silent Mar 12, 2024

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.

EP9 We Are Not Dead Yet Mar 12, 2024

Russia invades Georgia and Ukraine, putting Putin under intense scrutiny. While disinformation thrives, threats of nuclear war persist.
8.4| 0h30m| TV-14| en
Synopsis

With firsthand accounts and access to prominent figures around the world, this comprehensive docuseries explores the Cold War and its aftermath.

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Hottoceame The Age of Commercialism
Executscan Expected more
Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

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