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The Best The Nuclear Age Documentaries

81 hand-picked The Nuclear Age documentaries, free to watch in HD and 4K on Dr Documentary.

The Chernobyl Incident: The Disaster That Contaminated a ContinentThe Chernobyl Incident: The Disaster That Contaminated a Continent2024•51m•HD•★8.1Nuclear Doomsday Devices: The Cold War's Ultimate WeaponsNuclear Doomsday Devices: The Cold War's Ultimate Weapons2025•1h 39m•HD•★8.0Nuclear Energy 2.0 - The Future or Dead End Technology?Nuclear Energy 2.0 - The Future or Dead End Technology?2025•48m•HD•★8.0The Complete History of the Atomic Bomb: Conception, War and LegacyThe Complete History of the Atomic Bomb: Conception, War and Legacy2025•45m•HD•★8.0Israel Takes Down Nuclear Threat From Middle East: Operation OrchardIsrael Takes Down Nuclear Threat From Middle East: Operation Orchard2025•48m•HD•★8.0Nuclear Weapon Testing - How Bad Are the Consequences Today?Nuclear Weapon Testing - How Bad Are the Consequences Today?2024•1h 32m•HD•★8.0The Sunken Graveyard of Lost Atomic BombsThe Sunken Graveyard of Lost Atomic Bombs2024•47m•HD•★8.0Inside the Ruins of the USSR: Chernobyl to BeelitzInside the Ruins of the USSR: Chernobyl to Beelitz2025•54m•HD•★8.0Nuclear Fusion's Hope - The Dream of Endless Clean EnergyNuclear Fusion's Hope - The Dream of Endless Clean Energy2024•42m•HD•★8.0The Race for Nuclear FusionThe Race for Nuclear Fusion2025•57m•HD•★8Nuclear AftershocksNuclear Aftershocks2012•53m•HD•★8The Nuclear OptionThe Nuclear Option2016•48m•HD•★8Chernobyl: Minute by MinuteChernobyl: Minute by Minute2024•59m•HD•★8Secrets of the Chernobyl Control RoomSecrets of the Chernobyl Control Room2024•50m•HD•★8The Nuclear God: From Secret Son to Supreme LeaderThe Nuclear God: From Secret Son to Supreme Leader2026•53m•HD•★8.0The Nuclear Revival: How Nuclear Reactors Have EvolvedThe Nuclear Revival: How Nuclear Reactors Have Evolved2023•47m•HD•★8The Manhattan Project Human ExperimentsThe Manhattan Project Human Experiments2024•2m•HD•★8Could Nuclear Waste Destroy a Community?Could Nuclear Waste Destroy a Community?2019•53m•HD•★8.0Can We Trust Nuclear Power Again After Chernobyl?Can We Trust Nuclear Power Again After Chernobyl?2022•48m•HD•★8.0Atomic Bomb: The Rise of the Nuclear SuperpowersAtomic Bomb: The Rise of the Nuclear Superpowers2023•52m•HD•★8.0From Floating Airport, to Rare Look Inside of a USs Nuclear SubmarineFrom Floating Airport, to Rare Look Inside of a USs Nuclear Submarine2022•2h 34m•HD•★8.0Norad: America's Secret Underground Nuclear BaseNorad: America's Secret Underground Nuclear Base2019•52m•HD•★8.0Rare Look Inside a Nuclear Submarine, the USs SeawolfRare Look Inside a Nuclear Submarine, the USs Seawolf2019•52m•HD•★8.0Ukraine's Radioactive City: The Next Chernobyl?Ukraine's Radioactive City: The Next Chernobyl?2022•52m•HD•★8.0Inside Japan's Nuclear MeltdownInside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown2021•53m•HD•★8.0Nuclear Crisis: The Escalation of the Cold WarNuclear Crisis: The Escalation of the Cold War2023•52m•HD•★8.0Nuclear Turning Point: The Birth of the Atomic AgeNuclear Turning Point: The Birth of the Atomic Age2024•45m•HD•★8.0Oppenheimer's Atomic Bomb: The Nuclear Weapons That Could Wipe out All LifeOppenheimer's Atomic Bomb: The Nuclear Weapons That Could Wipe out All Life2023•3h 14m•HD•★8.0The Allied Doctor Who Survived an Atomic BombThe Allied Doctor Who Survived an Atomic Bomb2024•1h 7m•HD•★8.0Radioactive Waste: A Nuclear NightmareRadioactive Waste: A Nuclear Nightmare2023•1h 16m•HD•★8.01962 Missile Crisis: How a Nuclear Ww3 Was Narrowly Averted1962 Missile Crisis: How a Nuclear Ww3 Was Narrowly Averted2023•51m•HD•★8.0The Race to Stop Hitler Acquiring Nuclear WarheadsThe Race to Stop Hitler Acquiring Nuclear Warheads2024•50m•HD•★8.0Neutron Bomb: When the Nuclear Arms Race Got out of ControlNeutron Bomb: When the Nuclear Arms Race Got out of Control2023•51m•HD•★8.0The Battle That Prevented a Nuclear World War ThreeThe Battle That Prevented a Nuclear World War Three2023•53m•HD•★8.0NASA | Thermonuclear Art – The Sun In Ultra-HD (4K)NASA | Thermonuclear Art – The Sun In Ultra-HD (4K)2015•30m•4K•★7.9History of the Atom Bomb, the Manhattan Project and Atomic PowerHistory of the Atom Bomb, the Manhattan Project and Atomic Power2021•18m•HD•★7.9How Soviet Spies Stole the Atomic BombHow Soviet Spies Stole the Atomic Bomb2024•52m•HD•★7.9The Atom and Us: Birth of the Nuclear WorldThe Atom and Us: Birth of the Nuclear World2022•56m•HD•★7.9The Untold History of Nuclear EnergyThe Untold History of Nuclear Energy2023•58m•HD•★7.9Secrets Declassified: 10 Nuclear Weapons Malfunction at OnceSecrets Declassified: 10 Nuclear Weapons Malfunction at Once2024•5m•HD•★7.9UFO Sightings at Nuclear Bases (Full Episode) | UFOs: Investigating the UnknownUFO Sightings at Nuclear Bases (Full Episode) | UFOs: Investigating the Unknown2023•42m•4K•★7.8Iran Nuclear Secrets - Deadly Intelligence - S01 EP04 - True CrimeIran Nuclear Secrets - Deadly Intelligence - S01 EP04 - True Crime2023•43m•HD•★7.8Inside The Dark Secrets Of Kim Jong Un's Nuclear WeaponsInside The Dark Secrets Of Kim Jong Un's Nuclear Weapons2026•43m•HD•★7.8Werner Heisenberg - The Genius Behind the Nazi Atomic Bomb DocumentaryWerner Heisenberg - The Genius Behind the Nazi Atomic Bomb Documentary2025•1h 6m•HD•★7.8What Happened To Russia's Cold War Nuclear Submarines? | The End Of Red OctoberWhat Happened To Russia's Cold War Nuclear Submarines? | The End Of Red October2022•44m•HD•★7.8Britain's Chernobyl: The Nuclear Disaster You've Never Heard Of | Nuclear WinterBritain's Chernobyl: The Nuclear Disaster You've Never Heard Of | Nuclear Winter2023•50m•HD•★7.8How China Won the Thorium Nuclear Energy RaceHow China Won the Thorium Nuclear Energy Race2025•24m•HD•★7.8Race For Uranium: Who Will Fuel The Nuclear Revival? | The Nuclear Option - Part 3 | CNA DocumentaryRace For Uranium: Who Will Fuel The Nuclear Revival? | The Nuclear Option - Part 3 | CNA Documentary2026•47m•HD•★7.8Sellafield: Britain’s Nuclear Power Secrets | Inside Sellafield | TimelineSellafield: Britain’s Nuclear Power Secrets | Inside Sellafield | Timeline2019•50m•HD•★7.8Kim Jong Un: The Nuclear MillennialKim Jong Un: The Nuclear Millennial2023•56m•HD•★7.8Inside Israel's Plot to Destroy Secret Nuclear Reactor in The Middle EastInside Israel's Plot to Destroy Secret Nuclear Reactor in The Middle East2024•48m•HD•★7.8How Mossad Stole Iran's Nuclear Secrets in One Night | True Spy Story | The Tehran HeistHow Mossad Stole Iran's Nuclear Secrets in One Night | True Spy Story | The Tehran Heist2025•1h 17m•HD•★7.8EXCLUSIVE Look at the Most Powerful Weapon of War | Inside Britain's Secret Nuclear SubmarineEXCLUSIVE Look at the Most Powerful Weapon of War | Inside Britain's Secret Nuclear Submarine2025•44m•4K•★7.7Largest Thermonuclear Bomb (Full Episode) | Drain the Oceans | National GeographicLargest Thermonuclear Bomb (Full Episode) | Drain the Oceans | National Geographic2025•47m•4K•★7.7North Korea's Nuclear Family (Full Episode) | Inside North Korea's Dynasty | National GeographicNorth Korea's Nuclear Family (Full Episode) | Inside North Korea's Dynasty | National Geographic2025•47m•4K•★7.7Chernobyl's Forgotten Heroes Finally Break Their SilenceChernobyl's Forgotten Heroes Finally Break Their Silence2026•54m•HD•★7.7Did Japan Surrender Because of the Atomic Bomb?Did Japan Surrender Because of the Atomic Bomb?2023•23m•HD•★7.7Making New Nuclear Fuel for an Atomic Renaissance | Bloomberg PrimerMaking New Nuclear Fuel for an Atomic Renaissance | Bloomberg Primer2026•24m•HD•★7.7Kashmir Awaits Nuclear Armageddon (1998)Kashmir Awaits Nuclear Armageddon (1998)1998•26m•HD•★7.7Chernobyl: The New Evidence - Episode 1 (2021)Chernobyl: The New Evidence - Episode 1 (2021)2021•47m•HD•★7.7This Man Single Handedly Stopped All Out Nuclear War - The Man Who Saved The World - War DocumentaryThis Man Single Handedly Stopped All Out Nuclear War - The Man Who Saved The World - War Documentary2021•2h 45m•HD•★7.7What Happened at Chernobyl: 40 Years OnWhat Happened at Chernobyl: 40 Years On2026•30m•HD•★7.7The Terrible Toll of Russia's Secret Nuclear Accident (2001)The Terrible Toll of Russia's Secret Nuclear Accident (2001)2001•31m•HD•★7.7Thorium and the Future of Nuclear EnergyThorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy2019•19m•HD•★7.7The Insane Story of Japan's ChernobylThe Insane Story of Japan's Chernobyl2025•22m•HD•★7.7Russia’s nuclear threats - In wartime, how safe are Ukraine’s nuclear power plants? | DW DocumentaryRussia’s nuclear threats - In wartime, how safe are Ukraine’s nuclear power plants? | DW Documentary2024•52m•HD•★7.7MAD World - The History of the Cold War | Episode 4: Nuclear Poker | Free Documentary HistoryMAD World - The History of the Cold War | Episode 4: Nuclear Poker | Free Documentary History2023•52m•HD•★7.7Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question (full documentary) | FRONTLINEStrike on Iran: The Nuclear Question (full documentary) | FRONTLINE2025•53m•HD•★7.7The real science of the nuclear age: behind Oppenheimer - with Frank CloseThe real science of the nuclear age: behind Oppenheimer - with Frank Close2025•1h 0m•HD•★7.7Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question (updated documentary) | FRONTLINE (PBS)Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question (updated documentary) | FRONTLINE (PBS)2026•53m•HD•★7.7India - Nuclear power, space power, economic power? | DW DocumentaryIndia - Nuclear power, space power, economic power? | DW Documentary2026•42m•HD•★7.7Inside The World's Most Advanced Nuclear SubmarineInside The World's Most Advanced Nuclear Submarine2023•52m•HD•★7.7Inside Stalin's Spy Network: Secret War For The Atomic BombInside Stalin's Spy Network: Secret War For The Atomic Bomb2025•52m•HD•★7.7WS-125: The Nuclear Powered Bomber That Could Fly For Months Without LandingWS-125: The Nuclear Powered Bomber That Could Fly For Months Without Landing2026•50m•HD•★7.7What Happened to the Ocean After 23 Nuclear Bomb Blasts? | Big PacificWhat Happened to the Ocean After 23 Nuclear Bomb Blasts? | Big Pacific2017•54m•HD•★7.7America Fights Russia: A Race For Nuclear Air SupremacyAmerica Fights Russia: A Race For Nuclear Air Supremacy2025•52m•HD•★7.7The Night Chernobyl Reactor 4 Exploded | The Chernobyl DisasterThe Night Chernobyl Reactor 4 Exploded | The Chernobyl Disaster2025•45m•HD•★7.7Extreme Construction: The New Chernobyl Shelter | FD EngineeringExtreme Construction: The New Chernobyl Shelter | FD Engineering2024•44m•HD•★7.7Inside The Cold War Bunkers: Secrets of Nuclear SurvivalInside The Cold War Bunkers: Secrets of Nuclear Survival2024•52m•HD•★7.6Secret British Cold War Nuclear ProjectsSecret British Cold War Nuclear Projects2025•1h 47m•HD•★7.6Truman, Stalin, and the Atomic Bomb: The Dawn of the Cold War I SLICE HISTORYTruman, Stalin, and the Atomic Bomb: The Dawn of the Cold War I SLICE HISTORY2024•55m•HD•★7.6

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The technology that could power the world or end it. This collection gathers 81 documentaries on the nuclear age: the Manhattan Project and the bomb, the accidents at Chernobyl and Fukushima, and the ongoing argument over whether nuclear power is the problem or the solution.

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