List of episodes of the series «Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War»

The Sun Came Up Tremendous

• Episode number: 1
• Episode duration: 79 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

Poisoning the Soil

• Episode number: 2
• Episode duration: 64 min.
• Episode description:
  As communism takes off in Russia and China, Joseph Stalin begins his ruthless reign and the Soviet Union enters an era of terror.

Institutional Insanity

• Episode number: 3
• Episode duration: 67 min.
• Episode description:
  Preparing for war against the Soviet Union, the US starts to test thermonuclear weapons. The CIA forms and interferes with global politics.

The Wall

• Episode number: 4
• Episode duration: 66 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

War Games

• Episode number: 5
• Episode duration: 67 min.
• Episode description:
  With both sides planning for the worst-case scenario, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev find common ground. Tragedy strikes after a nuclear disaster.

Empire Is Untenable

• User score: 10
• Episode number: 6
• Episode duration: 67 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

The End of History

• User score: 8
• Episode number: 7
• Episode duration: 67 min.
• Episode description:
  A new Russian leader emerges, and the republics seek independence. As the Soviet Union dissolves, several powers sign a landmark treaty on nuclear arms.

Moscow Will Not Be Silent

• Episode number: 8
• Episode duration: 64 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

We Are Not Dead Yet

• Episode number: 9
• Episode duration: 72 min.
• Episode description:
  Russia invades Georgia and Ukraine, putting Putin under intense scrutiny. While disinformation thrives, threats of nuclear war persist.