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Race for the Superbomb: Directed by Thomas Ott. With David Ogden Stiers, Hans Bethe, Peter Haydu, Curtis LeMay. History of the American and Soviet development of the H-bomb.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- Thomas Ott
- 1999-01-11
Featuring newly discovered archival sources from Russia, civil defense films, and recently declassified military footage, Race for the Superbomb tells the story of a world at the brink of destruction.
- 113 min
Jan 11, 1999 · Aired January 11, 1999. Race for the Superbomb. In July of 1945, President Harry Truman met Joseph Stalin at Potsdam, Germany. "I casually mentioned to Stalin that we had a new weapon of...
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Jan 11, 1999 · Cast: Narrator - David Ogden Stiers. With the Cold War seemingly safely behind us and other threats now looming, it's easy to see the specter of nuclear annihilation as a past worry. But Thomas...
Race for the Superbomb. American Experience. Summaries. History of the American and Soviet development of the H-bomb. This documentary chronicles the development of the hydrogen bomb by both the Americans and the Soviets, from World War II to the early 1960s.
This two-part documentary reveals how a web of spies and scientists, intrigue and deception marked the race to develop the hydrogen bomb, a weapon that would change the world. Part 1 of 2....
