Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

Synopsis

The series chronicles the creation of the atomic bomb and the spread of nuclear arms over the following decades. It continues past the dissolution of the Soviet Union to Vladimir Putin's ascent and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Cast & Staff

Brian KnappenbergerDirector

Aylam OrianSelf - Vladimir Putin

Mary SarotteSelf - Author, Not One Inch

Mary SarotteSelf - Author, The Collapse

Garrett GraffSelf - Author, Raven Rock

Robert GatesSelf - Director, Central Intelligence Agency 1991 - 1993

Robert GatesSelf - U.S. Secretary of Defense 2006 - 2011

Robert GatesSelf - U.S. Secretary of Defense 2006 - 2001