Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

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   E1. The Sun Came Up Tremendous

   Mar 12, 2024 · 79m

   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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   E2. Poisoning the Soil

   Mar 12, 2024 · 64m

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

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   E3. Institutional Insanity

   Mar 12, 2024 · 67m

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

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   E4. The Wall

   Mar 12, 2024 · 66m

   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.

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   E5. War Games

   Mar 12, 2024 · 67m

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

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   E6. Empire Is Untenable

   Mar 12, 2024 · 67m

   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.

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