Baiting the Bear

Synopsis: From 1940 to 1965 two generals, Curtis E LeMay and Thomas Power, controlled the nuclear bombers and missiles of the USA’s Strategic Air Command. It is now believed that they amassed a huge nuclear arsenal and deliberately provoked the Soviet Union, without presidential knowledge. Uses archive material to reveal how the Soviet threat was used to capitalise on the American public’s fear.
Series: Timewatch, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1996
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 on 8/10/96.
Subjects: History
Keywords: Cold War; defence; history of the 20th century; United States of America

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