6 x 45' (ENG, GER)

Explore the dark secrets of the Cold War through sites long abandoned. Over four decades, the threat of mutually assured destruction built tension, mistrust, paranoia, and a grave need for secrecy. It tore Europe apart along the Iron Curtain. It changed every corner of the globe yet never came to direct blows… In the absence of a battlefield, what was known of Cold War history was shaped by what governments willingly disclosed. So much of what was set in motion flew under the radar. Derelict sites and long-forgotten relics now stand as reminders of an era defined by the fragile "balance of terror", raising the question of how different the world might be today had that balance collapsed. Explore why rival superpowers constructed top-secret bases and hidden underground bunkers around the world, the advanced weapons and technologies they developed in isolated locations, and how they used covert operations and extreme measures to gain strategic advantage. These true stories shed light on a perilous legacy that continues to resonate today.