00:00 From 1945 until 1991, the Eastern Bloc, dominated by the Soviet Union, and the West, headed
00:12 by the United States, are at daggers drawn.
00:16 After six years of war, Stalin hails himself as the sole winner of World War II.
00:21 This marks the beginning of ongoing tension between the Soviets and the Americans.
00:29 With the crazed wave of atomic testing and China's awakening, the world trembles.
00:38 In 1947, American scientists invent a way to evaluate the risk of nuclear war, the doomsday
00:44 clock.
00:45 If it hits midnight, it's the end of the world.
00:51 How did this balance of terror spark off dozens of deadly regional conflicts, from Indochina
01:02 to Korea, from Vietnam to Afghanistan?
01:21 This is the Cold War, the War of Worlds.
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