Colonel Jake Caffey has just been appointed at US Army base in Northern Alaska. Meanwhile, tensions between the US and the USSR rise due to a embargo on Russian grain.

Episode 1

American President McKenna and Soviet Premier Gorny negotiate to avoid an escalation. Meanwhile Colonel Caffey and his platoon try to stop the Soviet commando from reaching its objective in Alaska.

Episode 2

When starving mobs begin rioting in the streets of Moscow, Soviet leaders believe they have no recourse but to seize the Alaskan pipeline to force the United States to end the grain embargo that has brought turmoil to the U.S.S.R.

All Episodes of World War III

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Season 1

Episode 1

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/31/1982

Episode 2

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/1/1982