Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

Ended First aired 12/Mar/2024 United States English 1 season(s) 9 episode(s)
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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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Season 1 · Season 1
9 episode(s) · Air date: 12/Mar/2024
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S1E8
Moscow Will Not Be Silent
Air date: 12/Mar/2024 · Runtime: 64 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E7
The End of History
Air date: 12/Mar/2024 · Runtime: 67 min
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A new Russian leader emerges, and the republics seek independence. As the Soviet Union dissolves, several powers sign a landmark treaty on nuclear arms.

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

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Empire Is Untenable
Air date: 12/Mar/2024 · Runtime: 67 min
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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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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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War Games
Air date: 12/Mar/2024 · Runtime: 67 min
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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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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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The Wall
Air date: 12/Mar/2024 · Runtime: 66 min
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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.

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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.

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Institutional Insanity
Air date: 12/Mar/2024 · Runtime: 67 min
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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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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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The Sun Came Up Tremendous
Air date: 12/Mar/2024 · Runtime: 79 min
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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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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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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
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Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel
Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
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Tony Blair
Tony Blair
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Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice
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Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Yushchenko
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Viktor Yanukovich
Viktor Yanukovich
Self (archive footage)
Helmut Kohl
Helmut Kohl
Self (archive footage)

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Oliver Imfeld
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Jay Visit
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Kassim Olivier Ahmed
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Yuriy Boiko
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Amber Singletary
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Emily Mefford
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