American Experience (1988 – ...)

1988 • 38 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 2 — Race for the Superbomb

Name: Episode 2 — Race for the Superbomb
Released: 1999-01-11
Duration: 55 min

Season 11 • American Experience

Released: 1999-01-11 • Documentary

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At the dawn of the Cold War, the United States initiated a top secret program in New Mexico to build a weapon even more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Japan. A world away, on the frozen steppes of Siberia, the Soviet Union began a similar effort. A web of spies and scientists, intrigue and deception marked the race to develop the hydrogen bomb, a weapon that would change the world.

Episodes

Episode 1
America 1900
1998-11-18

Episode 2
Race for the Superbomb
1999-01-11

Episode 3
Hoover Dam
1999-01-18

Episode 4
Alone on the Ice
1999-02-08

Episode 5
Rescue at Sea
1999-02-15

Episode 6
Meltdown at Three Mile Island
1999-02-22

Episode 7
Lost in the Grand Canyon
1999-04-05

Episode 8
MacArthur (1): Destiny
1999-05-17

Episode 9
MacArthur (2): The Politics of War
1999-05-18

Episode 10
Fly Girls
1999-05-24

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Episode air date	11.01.1999
Episode runtime	55 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	6.6
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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