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World Service,10 Oct 1989,13 mins

The Nuclear Arms Race

How it all Began

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Exploring the nuclear arms race and the Cold war. A look at how superpowers prepared for all out war due to conflicting ideology and interests. Can this be prevented from happening again? Picture: Testing of atomic bomb over ocean, Credit: Getty Images

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