MAD World - The History of the Cold War | Episode 4: Nuclear Poker | Free Documentary History

M.A.D. World - Episode 4: Nuclear Poker | History Documentary

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In this episode:
The cold war burns hot in 1962 when the USSR places nuclear warheads in Cuba. Soon, the first US troops arrive in Vietnam staying more than a decade. In the Prague Spring of 1968, a movement towards 'communism with a human face' is doomed. It was a giant leap for mankind when man walks on the moon in 1969. In 1972, Richard Nixon becomes the first US president to visit communist China.

'M.A.D. World' takes a close look at the last time we were threatened by the might of world superpowers: The Cold War. For over forty years the entire world stood on the brink of annihilation, as the horrors of World War II ended and a new kind of global war began when the push of a single button could trigger all-out nuclear war. 'M.A.D. World' examines how the world was changed forever by the Cold War. Over eight episodes, remarkable footage from the time shows how the build-up of nuclear arms and the mistrust between West and East instilled terror across the globe. First-hand accounts bring the stories to life as we talk to pilots drilled to drop the bomb, families are torn apart by the Iron Curtain, and escaped dissidents who lived in fear of torture and execution.

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