MAD World - The History of the Cold War Episode 6 Cold War II
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MAD World - The History of the Cold War Episode 6 Cold War II
In this episode:
Just as détente seems to be the 'new normal', the West is outraged when the Soviet military moves into Afghanistan. The US immediately offers arms and support to the anti-government rebels. Boxer Muhammad Ali leads an Olympic boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Fear of global annihilation causes mass ‘No Nukes’ protests.
'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 torn apart by the Iron Curtain, and escaped dissidents who lived in fear of torture and execution.
In this episode:
Just as détente seems to be the 'new normal', the West is outraged when the Soviet military moves into Afghanistan. The US immediately offers arms and support to the anti-government rebels. Boxer Muhammad Ali leads an Olympic boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Fear of global annihilation causes mass ‘No Nukes’ protests.
'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 torn apart by the Iron Curtain, and escaped dissidents who lived in fear of torture and execution.