Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny

S02E01 Escaping Armageddon

In the tense landscape of global tensions, humanity has teetered on the brink of destruction more than many realize. A NATO military exercise once alarmed the Soviets, pushing them toward the possibility of a nuclear attack. Meanwhile, an audacious Cold War initiative led to the creation of a drone-bomber hybrid designed to carry 16 nuclear warheads. From cutting-edge military technology to the Presidential "Doomsday Plane," engineered to oversee America during catastrophic events, these strategies expose just how close we have come to facing the unimaginable.