Episodes (32 available)

Nuclear war is terrifyingly close. Can the superpowers stop a global catastrophe?

As the USA and Soviet Union race for supremacy, Premier Khrushchev sizes up JFK

Vienna talks break down, the Berlin wall rises and a huge bomb is tested over the Arctic

The Soviets secretly plan to move an arsenal of nuclear weapons to Cuba

Soviet ships carry nuclear missiles to Cuba. But the US can’t prove it

Spy plane pictures reveal the missile build up to the Americans. How will they respond?

Pressure builds on President Kennedy to order a military strike on Cuba

President Kennedy addresses the nation and imposes a blockade on ships bound for Cuba

Troops in Cuba fear an attack is imminent – Castro urges Khrushchev to strike first