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The Bomb

The Bomb

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1hr 54m 41s

A powerful story of the most destructive invention in human history, outlining how America developed the nuclear bomb, how it changed the world and how it continues to loom large in our lives. Witness the raw power and strangely compelling beauty of rare views of above-ground nuclear tests.

Aired: 07/27/15 | Expires: 09/12/17
Extras
Watch • 0:40
The Bomb
Preview
Explore how scientific curiosity resulted in a weapon of great destruction.
Preview: 0:40
Watch • 5:21
The Bomb
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Examine the 1962 crisis — the closest the world has ever come to thermonuclear war.
Clip: 5:21
Watch • 5:37
The Bomb
Secret Cities
Learn about the cities that appear around the lab and how the project is kept secret.
Clip: 5:37
Watch • 5:27
The Bomb
Public Dialogue and Atomic Culture
See how the bomb and atomic age promised terrible fear and miraculous progress in 1946.
Clip: 5:27