Episode 2 begins with the catastrophic 1954 Bravo test, traces fallout across the globe, examines NATO’s founding and France’s Sahara tests, and documents the financial costs and human toll from the Marshall Islands to Kazakhstan. After the Polygon’s closure in 1989 and initial optimism, the film reveals today’s dangerous reality: Putin’s nuclear threats against Ukraine, the Russia‑China partnership, and a multipolar world where nuclear arsenals enable imperial ambitions.
