Track 1: A Bomb Is Born
German surrender brought the Second World War in Europe to an end.
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Track 2: Mad About A Bomb
By the end of the 1950s, public opinion about the bomb had started to shift.
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Track 3: A Bomb Under Reagan
By the 1970s the Cold War tensions were beginning to thaw, as people grew less worried about nuclear catastrophe than about the Vietnam War.
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Track 4: A Bomb On The Loose
By the 1980s the Soviet Union had spent decades pouring money into weapons and foreign wars.
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