Sgeulachd Cogaidh na h-Artaig: An Cogadh Fuar (Untold Arctic Wars: The Cold War)

BBC Alba

9:00 PM to 9:50 PM

Wednesday 29 October

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Documentary offering a new perspective on the Cold War. The technological arms race between the US and Soviet Union intensified as rocket development and nuclear testing were accelerated by scientists recruited from Germany. The demand for intelligence was immense, and spy balloons and aircraft crisscrossed the North Pole and northern skies. Finland, a neighbour of the Soviet Union, became a hotbed of active intelligence operations. In addition to Soviet agents, NATO and CIA intelligence officers roamed the forests and mountains. Norway sought security from NATO, while Sweden turned to its nuclear weapons plans