M.A.D. World Episode Rating Graph

USSR places nuclear warheads in Cuba in response to the US ballistic missiles in Turkey. Czechoslovakia gets invaded by Warsaw Pact countries as Alexander Dubcek attempts a reform. USA deliberately gets involved in the Vietnam War.

By the mid 1970s, the Cold War has remained a fact of life for decades. But 30 years into the war, and the doctrine of mutually assured destruction doesn't feel like a roadmap to peace. It's an arms race, a propaganda and at times, a deadly game.

By the end of the 70s, war between East and West has been raging for decades. Countless proxy wars have proven how destructive this so-called Cold War can be. It's an arms race, a propaganda battle and at times a deadly game.

In the early 1980's the next battlefield in the struggle between communism and democracy, emerges, and it’s in the United State’s own backyard. It's an arms race, a propaganda battle and at times a deadly game. This is the Cold War.

In 1989, the USSR pulls out of Afghanistan and the last remaining proxy conflict of the Cold War ends. A new era emerges as brutal barriers are broken down. A peaceful transition is what the watching world prays for, but is by no means a sure thing.