How close the world came to nuclear war - The Bomb Podcast: Kennedy & Khrushchev, BBC World Service

The Berlin Wall rises, splitting the city from east to west. Then a stand-off between American and Soviet tanks at the crossing point, Checkpoint Charlie, brings the two superpowers to the brink of military confrontation. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM And fearing that they are falling far behind in the missile race, the Soviets prepare to test the biggest bomb ever exploded. As relations between the two sides deteriorate, we explore the importance of diplomatic back channels with hosts Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of the superpower leaders. We meet Max's father, Senator Robert F Kennedy, and his Soviet contact, Georgy Bolshakov. This is the personal and political history of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Nina Khrushcheva is the great-granddaughter of Nikita Khrushchev and Max Kennedy is the nephew of President John F Kennedy, and the son of Robert F Kennedy. Watch episode one of The Bomb here 👉🏽    • The 13 days the world almost ended - The B...   00:00 Fear of nuclear war grows 03:07 The Vienna meeting 07:53 The US prepares for nuclear war 09:12 The president’s brother 12:56 The Berlin Wall goes up 19:56 Berlin crisis escalates 22:41 The dropping of the Tsar Bomba This is the personal and political history of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Nuclear war is terrifyingly close. Can the superpowers of the Soviet Union and the USA prevent apocalypse? Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and US President John F Kennedy, tell the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Watch more episodes of The Bomb here 👉🏽    • The Bomb: Kennedy and Khrushchev   ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #kennedy #krushchev #cubanmissilecrisis #nuclearwar #coldwar