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In August 1945, atomic bombs destroyed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, marking the end of World War II. Even as the victorious American troops arrived home, the Cold War was beginning. Scientists from the United States and the Soviet Union began a frantic race to create an even more devastating weapon - the hydrogen bomb, known as "the Super."
Featuring newly discovered archival sources from Russia, civil defense films, and recently declassified military footage, RACE FOR THE SUPERBOMB tells the story of ta world at the brink of destruction. Edward Teller, who spurred the American project to build the
In August 1945, atomic bombs destroyed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, marking the end of World War II. Even as the victorious American troops arrived home, the Cold War was beginning. Scientists from the United States and the Soviet Union began a frantic race to create an even more devastating weapon - the hydrogen bomb, known as "the Super."
Featuring newly discovered archival sources from Russia, civil defense films, and recently declassified military footage, RACE FOR THE SUPERBOMB tells the story of ta world at the brink of destruction. Edward Teller, who spurred the American project to build the Super, insisted that the bomb was a necessary deterrent to Soviet attack. Other scientists, including Robert Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi, thought the hydrogen bomb threatened civilization itself. And as Major General Curtis LeMay harnessed the air power needed to deliver a killing nuclear blow, Americans prepared for the terrifying possibility of ultimate war.
Equal parts scientific drama, spy thriller, and Cold War epic, this remarkable film documents the struggle to create a weapon that could save the world from a devastating war-or doom it to annihilation.
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Release date: 9 February 1999
Number of discs: 2
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