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Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)

March. 12,2024

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Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

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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Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

2024 / TV-14

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

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2024

9 Episode

Episode 1 - The Sun Came Up Tremendous

March. 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.

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Episode 2 - Poisoning the Soil

March. 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.

Episode 3 - Institutional Insanity

March. 12,2024

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

Episode 4 - The Wall

March. 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.

Episode 5 - War Games

March. 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.

Episode 6 - Empire Is Untenable

March. 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.

Episode 7 - The End of History

March. 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.

Episode 8 - Moscow Will Not Be Silent

March. 12,2024