The word "nuclear" refers to the nucleus of an atom. It is used to describe the energy produced when one nucleus is split (fission) or joined with another (fusion).

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The Russian Submarine
Dive!
Spotted!
Last Warning or Attack?
Doomsday Countdown
The Veto of the Commander
Homecoming

The World on the Brink of Nuclear War

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October 1962, Caribbean.
Climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The Soviets smuggled nuclear missiles onto the Caribbean island.
President John F. Kennedy announces an embargo against Cuba.
October 22, 1962, 7 p.m.
Live TV speech.
October 27, 1962.
The U.S. Air Force monitors the Caribbean.

These are Ivans. Russians!!

On board the B-59, Fleet Commander Vasili Arkhipov and Pilot-in-Command Valentin Savitsky have a conversation.

Comrade Commander ...!!!

... We have been spotted!!!

Dive immediately!!

Yes, sir!

Dive immediately!

They‘re diving!

We lost them!

How much battery power do we have?

20 percent!

... only enough for 6 hours ...

... if they attack us ...

... we’ll strike back with our secret weapon!

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Dig­ging for Bro­ken Pro­mi­ses
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The World on the Brink of Nu­cle­ar War
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Pa­ra­di­se Lost
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Suf­fe­ring in Si­lence
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"Ro­cket Man"
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Digging for Broken Promises

01 Niger

Digging for Broken Promises

The World on the Brink of Nuclear War

02 Cuba

The World on the Brink of Nuclear War

Paradise Lost

03 Bikini Atoll

Paradise Lost

Suffering in Silence

04 Chernobyl

Suffering in Silence

"Rocket Man"

05 North Korea

"Rocket Man"

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