From the Cold War to COVID, the secret history of the government's Doomsday plans. Based on the book by Garrett M. Graff, the six-part series exposes the U.S. government’s flawed plans to protect its citizens. The show unpacks America’s national security spending on hidden underground cities, a secret air force and a plan to suspend democracy in order to serve the interests of the elite class. The series features interviews with political figures including former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and former National Coordinator for Security.
6 episodes
1. Doomsday & The PresidentHow Cold War plans for nuclear war empowered the president to rip up the Constitution and blow up the world – and there’s nothing we can do to stop it.TV-14CCNov 17, 2020
2. C.O.G. Clusterf***The government’s secret plans to save itself go awry on 9/11.TV-14CCNov 24, 2020
3. The Enemy WithinHow disasters and civil unrest reveal the Cold War’s racist roots.TV-14CCDec 1, 2020
4. National InsecurityAmerica won the Cold War, but spent billions on the military over everyday people.TV-14CCDec 8, 2020
5. CollapseAfter spending trillions of dollars worrying about nuclear annihilation, it may already be here. How the mega-rich plan to save themselves while the rest of us die.TV-14CCDec 15, 2020
6. Brace for ImpactThe elite’s Cold War plan for doomsday fueled the rise of conspiracy theories. Looking into how people from different social hierarchies coped with the Cold War.TV-14CCDec 22, 2020
While The Rest Of Us Die
From the Cold War to COVID, the secret history of the government's Doomsday plans. Based on the book by Garrett M. Graff, the six-part series exposes the U.S. government’s flawed plans to protect its citizens. The show unpacks America’s national security spending on hidden underground cities, a secret air force and a plan to suspend democracy in order to serve the interests of the elite class. The series features interviews with political figures including former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and former National Coordinator for Security.
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