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Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War · S1 · E4

The Wall

  • TV-14
  • Mar 12, 2024
  • 66 min

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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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.

Season 1

9 episodes

  1. 1The Sun Came Up Tremendous

    79 minMar 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.

  2. 2Poisoning the Soil

    64 minMar 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.

  3. 3Institutional Insanity

    67 minMar 12, 2024

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

  4. 4The Wall

    66 minMar 12, 2024Now viewing

    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.

  5. 5War Games

    67 minMar 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.

  6. 6Empire Is Untenable

    67 minMar 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.

  7. 7The End of History

    67 minMar 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.

  8. 8Moscow Will Not Be Silent

    64 minMar 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.

  9. 9We Are Not Dead Yet

    72 minMar 12, 2024

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