Season 1 (1996)
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Episodes 7
1
The Million Dollar Spy
Season Finale
September 18, 1996
Former CIA agent and Soviet spy Aldrich Ames recounts his years of betrayal, and the costs of his treachery.
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2
The A-Bomb Ring/Hunt for the A-Bomb Spy
October 1, 1996
• 42m
Russia's theft of the atomic bomb.
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3
Russia's Secret Wars
October 8, 1996
• 42m
New evidence alleges that Stalin helped orchestrate the Korean War.
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4
Seven Minutes That Stunned the Navy
October 16, 1996
• 42m
Interviews with Navy personnel and others explore the 1988 downing of an Iranian passenger plane by the U.S. cruiser Vincennes.
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5
Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust
October 22, 1996
• 42m
The pope fails to take action during the Holocaust.
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6
Spies in the Sky
October 29, 1996
• 42m
For 20 years British and U.S. aircraft flew espionage missions over the Soviet Union.
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7
The Propaganda Wars
December 10, 1996
• 42m
During World War II, the Japanese and American governments fund the creation of films, newsreels and posters with exaggerated and provocative messages to persuade the public to support the war effort.
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