Introduction

Weapons Races is a military television documentary series examining the development of various new military technologies and how their evolution impacted tactics and strategies used in warfare since the High Middle Ages, but focused mainly on film since World War I.

Outline

Take an in-depth look at the nuclear weapons race as the Soviet Union used every means possible – particularly espionage to catch up with the United States – and then competed to produce smaller and more deadly bombs.

From the very first atomic bomb dubbed “Little Boy” that was dropped on Hiroshima by a US B29 Superfortress to the W80 thermonuclear warhead carried by Tomahawk cruise missiles; a race has ensued to develop the ultimate weapon of war – the nuclear bomb.

Weapons Races Series

You can find a full index of Weapons Races here.

Production & Filming Details

• Production: History Channel.
• Distributor(s): History Channel (US) and UKTV (UK).
• Release Date: 2006.
• Running Time: 50 minutes (per episode).
• Country: US.
• Language: English.