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Narrated by William Shatner
At the height of tension during the Cuban Missile Crisis, both the United States and Soviet Union conducted nuclear bomb testing in the upper atmosphere and near-space region of Earth.
Nukes In Space: The Rainbow Bombs reveals the unbelievable story of more than 20 high-altitude thermonuclear bomb tests.Almost unknown to the general public, the detonations created awe-inspiring man-made auroras, shown in amazing space footage.But behind the beauty of these so-called "Rainbow Bombs" hid the ugly aftermath: radiation belts resulting from these tests and the lingering damaging effects they have had on Earth's near-space region.
In the era of Sputnik and the space race, global power was measured by technology.National Security Counsel tapes and newsreel footage on the Cuban Missile Crisis help to explain the intense rivalry that drove the United States to push for nuclear supremacy over the Soviet Union.All of this took place under the leadership of one of our most charismatic and beloved presidents - John F. Kennedy.Hear and witness Kennedy's speeches - |
