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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

The question reverberated around the world, "How could they have caught up so quickly?"...

The question reverberated around the world, "How could they have caught up so quickly?" Does Russia have the atomic bomb?

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The question reverberated around the world,
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"How could they have caught up so quickly?"
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Does Russia have the atomic bomb?
Duration
10 seconds
Views
80
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:00
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Concorde-New Horizons

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Movie Summary

Millions suffered at the hands of the KGB. Mass executions, secret wars and coup d'états. But today, the security network is arguably stronger than ever.
S01 • E01 Somebody who was part of society, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Somebody who was part of society,
S01 • E03 Large scale privatization was intended to give citizens - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Large scale privatization was intended to give citizens
S01 • E01 (Alexander speaks Russian) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
(Alexander speaks Russian)
S01 • E02 And even today, disputes remain as to whether - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
And even today, disputes remain as to whether
S01 • E03 But the public had no experience of a private economy, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
But the public had no experience of a private economy,
S01 • E02 There was a debate between spies and atomic scientists, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
There was a debate between spies and atomic scientists,
S01 • E01 Even some of Lenin's closest associates - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Even some of Lenin's closest associates
S01 • E02 There's no need to play down either role - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
There's no need to play down either role
S01 • E01 (soft music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:16
(soft music)
S01 • E03 This is a great opportunity to basically embezzle - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
This is a great opportunity to basically embezzle
S01 • E01 And they wanted to start a world revolution - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
And they wanted to start a world revolution
S01 • E02 Though Russian scientists would go on - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
Though Russian scientists would go on
S01 • E03 Soon, Moscow had almost a hundred billionaires - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
Soon, Moscow had almost a hundred billionaires
S01 • E03 There's not many people who are making large amounts - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
There's not many people who are making large amounts
S01 • E01 From their imposing Lubyanka headquarters, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
From their imposing Lubyanka headquarters,
S01 • E02 Those agents in the USA, Klaus Fuchs, foreigners, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Those agents in the USA, Klaus Fuchs, foreigners,
S01 • E03 The Yeltsin years were marked - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
The Yeltsin years were marked
S01 • E01 Only the best, cleverest, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Only the best, cleverest,
S01 • E03 Russia became notorious as the wild east. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Russia became notorious as the wild east.
S01 • E02 These unique pictures were taken in a Berlin cemetery - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
These unique pictures were taken in a Berlin cemetery