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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.
- Cast:
- Aylam Orian
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- Netflix
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 9.5The Sun Came Up Tremendous
2024-03-12 · 79mDuring 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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E02
Episode 2
★ 9.5Poisoning the Soil
2024-03-12 · 64mAs 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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E03
Episode 3
★ 9.5Institutional Insanity
2024-03-12 · 67mPreparing 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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E04
Episode 4
★ 9.5The Wall
2024-03-12 · 66mThe 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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E05
Episode 5
★ 9.5War Games
2024-03-12 · 67mWith 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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Episode 6
★ 9.7Empire Is Untenable
2024-03-12 · 67mThe 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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E07
Episode 7
★ 9.0The End of History
2024-03-12 · 67mA 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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E08
Episode 8
★ 9.5Moscow Will Not Be Silent
2024-03-12 · 64mRussia 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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E09
Episode 9
★ 9.5We Are Not Dead Yet
2024-03-12 · 72mRussia invades Georgia and Ukraine, putting Putin under intense scrutiny. While disinformation thrives, threats of nuclear war persist.
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Aylam Orian
Vladimir Putin
