Weapons Races: The Race for the Nuclear Bomb (2006)

The Race for the Nuclear Bomb (5/5)

Take an in-depth look at the nuclear weapons race as the Soviet Union used every means possible - particularly espionage to catch up with the United States - and then competed to produce smaller and more deadly bombs. From the very first atomic bomb dubbed "Little Boy" that was dropped on Hiroshima by a US B29 Superfortress to the W80 thermonuclear warhead carried by Tomahawk cruise missiles; a race has ensued to develop the ultimate weapon of war - the nuclear bomb.