Kennedy and Khrushchev: Trailer

The Bomb by BBC

Nov 6, 20254:05Society & Culture

The world is on the brink of nuclear war. How can the Soviet Union and the USA prevent it? Hosts Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of the superpower leaders President John F Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushche...

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