good night. [narrator] previously on secrets & spies. [ronald reagan] people want to raise their children in a world without fear and without war. a nuclear conflict could well be mankind s last. [ken adelman] there is a cat-and-mouse relationship between intelligence agencies. it was white-hot with the emotions on both sides. [aldrich ames, on recording] he has access to some of the top secrets of the united states. he feels that people don t recognize his importance. they have underestimated aldrich ames. [bianna golodryga] the cia were itching to find out, who is this mystery spy? [aldrich, on recording] [oleg gordievsky] [crowd cheering] [narrator] this is the unseen story of the cold war. fought not by politicians. but by secret agents. [jack barsky] there was complete misunderstanding on either side. it s very difficult to determine whom you can trust. [narrator] as the soviet union faces off with the west in the early 1980s. two spies play a dangerous game from the sha
i m liev schreiber. thanks for watching. good night. [narrator] previously on secrets & spies. [ronald reagan] people want to raise their children in a world without fear and without war. a nuclear conflict could well be mankind s last. [ken adelman] there is a cat-and-mouse relationship between intelligence agencies. it was white-hot with the emotions on both sides. [aldrich ames, on recording] he has access to some of the top secrets of the united states. he feels that people don t recognize his importance. they have underestimated aldrich ames. [bianna golodryga] the cia were itching to find out, who is this mystery spy? [aldrich, on recording] [oleg gordievsky] [crowd cheering] [narrator] this is the unseen story of the cold war. fought not by politicians. but by secret agents. [jack barsky] there was complete misunderstanding on either side. it s very difficult to determine whom you can trust. [narrator] as the soviet union faces off with the west in the early 1980s. two
In afghanistan today, soviet troops are reported on the move in several areas, but it is also clear the russians are meeting resistance from muslim tribes men and units of afghanistans army. In 1980 the soviet union had moved into afghanistan, it was in nicaragua, it was in the caribbean. There was a feeling that the United States and i felt it, the United States could lose the cold war. There was a model of behavior during the cold war, and the way i often described it, it was the red side of the map and blue side of the map, separated by the iron curtain. The rest of the world we competed for. That fundamental clash between communism and capitalism, between dictatorship and freedom was the dividing line in the world that people thought would last forever but there was a revolution starting to stir. There has been an Unexpected Development abroad. Polish workers in the baltic area are Standing Firm in their strike against the government. The demands of striking polish workers included
In afghanistan today, soviet troops are reported on the move in several areas, but it is also clear the russians are meeting resistance from muslim tribes men and units of afghanistans army. In 1980 the soviet union had moved into afghanistan, it was in nicaragua, it was in the caribbean. There was a feeling that the United States and i felt it, the United States could lose the cold war. There was a model of behavior during the cold war, and the way ive often described it, it was the red side of the map and the blue side of the map, separated by the iron curtain. The rest of the world we competed for. That fundamental clash between communism and capitalism, between dictatorship and freedom was the dividing line in the world that people thought would last forever but there was a revolution starting to stir. There has been an Unexpected Development abroad. Polish workers in the baltic area are Standing Firm in their strike against the government. The demands of striking polish workers in
In afghanistan today, soviet troops are reported on the move in several areas, but it is also clear the russians are meeting resistance from muslim tribesmen and units of afghanistans army. In 1980 the soviet union had moved into afghanistan. It was in nicaragua. It was in the caribbean. There was a feeling that the United States, and i felt it, the United States could lose the cold war. There was a model of behavior during the cold war, and the way i often described it, it was the red side of the map and blue side of the map, separated by the iron curtain. And the rest of the world we competed for. That fundamental clash between communism and capitalism, between dictatorship and freedom was the dividing line in the world that people assumed would last forever. But there was a revolution starting to stir. There has been an Unexpected Development abroad. Polish workers in the baltic area are Standing Firm in their strike against the government. The demands of striking polish workers in