Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Season 1
20249 episodes
Episodes
E1The Sun Came Up Tremendous
9.52024-03-12 · 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.
E2Poisoning the Soil
9.52024-03-12 · 64m
As communism takes off in Russia and China, Joseph Stalin begins his ruthless reign and the Soviet Union enters an era of terror.
E3Institutional Insanity
9.52024-03-12 · 67m
Preparing for war against the Soviet Union, the US starts to test thermonuclear weapons. The CIA forms and interferes with global politics.
E4The Wall
9.52024-03-12 · 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.
E5War Games
9.52024-03-12 · 67m
With both sides planning for the worst-case scenario, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev find common ground. Tragedy strikes after a nuclear disaster.
E6Empire Is Untenable
9.72024-03-12 · 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.
E7The End of History
9.02024-03-12 · 67m
A new Russian leader emerges, and the republics seek independence. As the Soviet Union dissolves, several powers sign a landmark treaty on nuclear arms.
E8Moscow Will Not Be Silent
9.52024-03-12 · 64m
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.
E9We Are Not Dead Yet
9.52024-03-12 · 72m
Russia invades Georgia and Ukraine, putting Putin under intense scrutiny. While disinformation thrives, threats of nuclear war persist.