NOVA
Season 26 Episode 12 - Submarines, Secrets, and Spies
At the height of the Cold War, US subs gathered secrets that neither spies nor satellites could expose. Until recently, almost nobody knew the hidden history of their tragedies and triumphs. As the US strove for supremacy in the Cold War, it pushed submarine technology to its limits. Breakthroughs led to unparalleled triumphs of espionage. And, missteps cost hundreds their lives. With recently declassified film, NOVA lifts the veil on tragic and mysterious submarine accidents and their high-risk spy missions that helped win the Cold War. Along with celebrated oceanographer and explorer, Robert Ballard (discoverer of the Titanic), NOVA goes in search of clues to two tragedies of the Cold War, the wrecks of the nuclear submarines Thresher and Scorpion. Recently declassified footage gives a unique glimpse of the wrecks and a chance to investigate the catastrophic accidents that overtook these subs and their crew.
Episodes in Season 26
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
55 min
Chasing El Nino
55 min
Terror In Space
55 min
Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
55 min
Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius
55 min
Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1)
55 min
Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden (2)
55 min
Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman (3)
55 min
Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough
55 min
The Perfect Pearl
55 min
The Beast of Loch Ness
55 min
Submarines, Secrets, and Spies
55 min
Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvin
55 min
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Fire (1)
55 min
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash (2)
55 min
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Plane Crash (3)
55 min
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Abandon Ship (4)
55 min
Battle Alert in the Gulf
55 min
Volcanoes of the Deep
55 min
Surviving AIDS
55 min
