Introduction

After World War II, two ideologies fights for world domination, communism and capitalism. As the tension between USSR and USA elevates, it is evident that if another nuclear war breaks out, it is Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.).

Also known as M.A.D. World Mutually Assured Destruction! and M.A.D. World: Cold War Armageddon.

Outline

Following WWII the world faces annihilation again. Decades of tension fuelled by a nuclear arms race between global super powers, determined to reshape the world in their own image. The programme brings the conflict dramatically back to life. The Cold War: When nuclear weapons kept the entire world on the edge of M.A.D. – Mutually Assured Destruction, as political and military tensions simmered among global super powers. With great change on the horizon, the world watched as Russia, China and the USA flex their military muscles on the global stage. It takes a close look at the last time we were threatened by the might of world superpowers: The Cold War, when each one of them was determined to reshape the world in their own image. For over forty years the entire world stood on the brink of annihilation, as the horrors of World War 2 ended and a new kind of global war began. When the push of a single button could trigger all out nuclear war, the programme examines how the world was changed forever by the Cold War.

Over eight episodes, remarkable footage from the time shows how the build up of nuclear arms and the mistrust between West and East instilled terror across the globe. First hand accounts bring the stories to life as we talk to pilots drilled to drop the bomb, families torn apart by the Iron Curtain and escaped dissidents who lived in fear of torture and execution. When the push of a single button could trigger mass destruction, the programme examines how the world was changed forever in one of the greatest power struggles in history. It looks at wars being fought now, and potential flashpoints in the light of lessons learnt from the Cold War.

M.A.D. World Series

• Episode 01: Rise of the Superpowers.
• Episode 02: Paranoia.
• Episode 03: Revolution.
• Episode 04: Nuclear Poker.
• Episode 05: Peace and War.
• Episode 06: Cold War 2.
• Episode 07: Warmonger.
• Episode 08: Falling Dominoes.

Production & Filming Details

• Presenter(s):
  • Robert Polo
• Director(s):
  • Max Serio
  • Benjamin Cunningham
  • Chris Miller
• Producer(s):
  • Max Serio … executive producer
  • Jo Loew … executive producer
  • Danny Wilk … executive producer
• Writer(s):
• Music:
• Cinematography:
  • Todd Burger
  • Stefan Wiesen
• Editor(s):
  • Mike Keanelly
• Production:
  • Big Media
  • KM Plus Media
• Distributor(s):
  • Big Media (World-wide, 2015)(TV)
  • KM Plus Media (World-wide, 2015)(TV)
• Release Date: 20 February 2015 to 02 July 2015.
• Running time: 52 minutes.
• Rating: Not Rated.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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