The Man Who Wanted World War III


60m 1997

Brief Synopsis

Documentary exploring the roles that General Curtis LeMay and General Thomas Power and others may have played in bringing the world close to a third World War in the 1960's by amassing a huge nuclear arsenal and deliberately provoking the enemy with illegal spy planes over Soviet airspace.

Film Details

Also Known As
Investigative Reports (02/22/97), Man Who Wanted World War III
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997
Production Company
A+E Networks; BBC (Main Listing); Brook Associates Productions

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

Documentary exploring the roles that General Curtis LeMay and General Thomas Power and others may have played in bringing the world close to a third World War in the 1960's by amassing a huge nuclear arsenal and deliberately provoking the enemy with illegal spy planes over Soviet airspace.

Film Details

Also Known As
Investigative Reports (02/22/97), Man Who Wanted World War III
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997
Production Company
A+E Networks; BBC (Main Listing); Brook Associates Productions

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

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