Cold War: DEFCON 1

After WWII a new kind of war emerges. Just one misstep can lead to the destruction of mankind — and it almost happens on numerous occasions. Exploring a trove of recently declassified documents, COLD WAR: DEFCON 1 is not a simple rehash of Cold War history, but a focused analysis of the most tense and chilling moments of this conflict: the moments that bring the world to the brink of nuclear war and mutually assured destruction.