On October 21 1962, politicians and military in both the US and in the USSR seem to have contradictory views on what to do next. Should the Soviet local commanders on Cuba get to play with the little nukes as they like, or rather wait for permission?

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Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Written by: Spartacus Olsson
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer
Creative Producer: Joram Appel
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Research by: Spartacus Olsson
Edited by: Daniel Weiss
Sound design: Marek Kaminski

Colorizations:
- Carlos Ortega Pereira (BlauColorizations) - https://www.instagram.com/blaucolorizations/
- Daniel Weiss

Sources:
From the Noun Project:
Arm Sling By Sergey Demushkin
Death by Adrien Coquet

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
- Cold Eyes - Elliot Holmes
- Zoot Suit - Elliot Holmes
- From the Depths - Walt Adams
- Kissed by Thunder - Elliot Holmes
- Car Chase in Virginia - White Bones
- When They Fell - Wendel Scherer

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