The Best Episodes of Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

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   8.5/10(242 votes)

   #1 - Empire Is Untenable

   S1:E63/12/2024

   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.

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   8.2/10(258 votes)

   #2 - The Wall

   S1:E43/12/2024

   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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   8.1/10(223 votes)

   #3 - The End of History

   S1:E73/12/2024

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

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   8.0/10(365 votes)

   #4 - The Sun Came Up Tremendous

   S1:E13/12/2024

   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.

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   8.0/10(284 votes)

   #5 - Institutional Insanity

   S1:E33/12/2024

   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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   8.0/10(241 votes)

   #6 - War Games

   S1:E53/12/2024

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

   Director:Brian Knappenberger

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   8.0/10(221 votes)

   #7 - Moscow Will Not Be Silent

   S1:E83/12/2024

   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.

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   7.9/10(240 votes)

   #8 - We Are Not Dead Yet

   S1:E93/12/2024

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

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   7.7/10(328 votes)

   #9 - Poisoning the Soil

   S1:E23/12/2024

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

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