Scaling the Mountain: The Quest for a Nuclear-free World
At the start of the 21st century, several groups began efforts aiming not just to control nuclear weapons but to eliminate them altogether. The so-called Gang of Four, William Perry, George Shultz, Sa...
9 Apr 202453min
Nuclear Freeze: A Walk in the Park
Against the backdrop of heightened Cold War anxieties, the 1980s bore witness to a remarkable phenomenon: the Nuclear Freeze protest movement. From bustling city streets to rural communities, voices u...
5 Mars 202447min
Marshall Islands: Paradise Interrupted
From 1946 through 1958, the US detonated 67 nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands, with an explosive force equal to 1.6 Hiroshima bombs every day for 10 years. The Marshallese are still dealing with...
5 Dec 202349min
Atomic Veterans: Training for the Final War
During the era of atmospheric nuclear testing, hundreds of thousands of American servicemen were made to participate in nuclear tests to prepare for fighting an atomic war. Thousands more were exposed...
29 Aug 202355min
Downwinders Part 2: Fatal Harvest
In this episode, we look at the long-term impact of nuclear testing on the American citizens it was supposed to protect, and the efforts of victims to fight for recognition and compensation.
8 Aug 202347min
Downwinders Part 1: The Ultimate Patriots
In the race to develop the atomic bomb, Oppenheimer's Trinity test inadvertently exposed thousands of unsuspecting American citizens to toxic radioactive fallout. This test marked the beginning of a d...
25 Juli 202350min
Introducing Season 2
With the Trinity Test, J. Robert Oppenheimer ushered in the atomic age, and a decade-long campaign of U.S. atmospheric nuclear testing. In Season 2 of AT THE BRINK, discover the hidden history and the...
18 Juli 20233min
From Hope to Hostility: US Relations With Putin's Russia [Special Episode]
When the Cold War ended in 1992, there was great hope for the newly formed Russian Federation. But following a series of major economic problems, and missteps by the West, an obscure ex-KGB agent name...
13 Apr 202224min
