War and Peace in the Nuclear Age — Season 1
About this season
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age, first broadcast in 1989, is a thirteen-part PBS series on the origins and evolution of nuclear competition between the United States and the former Soviet Union. The series examined the rivalry for power and how it shaped the diplomacy, negotiation, ethical debates, and doctrine of deterrence that ran through the forty-year history of the nuclear age. This collection contains the full interviews and selected stock footage from the series.
Episodes (13)
1. Dawn
Aired 23 January 1989 • 50 min
2. The Weapon Of Choice
Aired 30 January 1989 • 50 min
3. A Bigger Bang For The Buck
Aired 6 February 1989 • 50 min
4. Europe Goes Nuclear
Aired 13 February 1989 • 50 min
5. At The Brink
Aired 20 February 1989 • 50 min
6. The Education Of Robert McNamara
Aired 27 February 1989 • 50 min
7. One Step Forward
Aired 6 March 1989 • 50 min
8. The Haves And The Have Nots
Aired 13 March 1989 • 50 min
9. Carter's New World
Aired 20 March 1989 • 50 min
10. Zero Hour
Aired 27 March 1989 • 50 min
11. Missle Experimental
Aired 3 April 1989 • 50 min
12. Reagan's Shield
Aired 10 April 1989 • 50 min
13. Visions Of War & Peace
Aired 17 April 1989 • 50 min