Reveals the once secret and nearly forgotten accident aboard the Soviet Union's first ballistic missile submarine, the K-19. In 1961, a reactor accident threatened to destroy the sub and kill all on board. As the reactor neared meltdown and radiation levels rose, the crew raced against time to devise a cooling system. 24 brave men gave their lives in a superhuman effort to save the boat and the world from environmental catastrophe. This is their story.

In 1972, the U.S. and Soviet Union signed a treaty abolishing biological weapons. But the Soviets secretly built a germ empire of over 40 facilities to churn out weapons as destructive as atom bombs. In 1979, the world's deadliest anthrax epidemic killed hundreds in the city of Sverdlovsk when an invisible cloud of a militarized strain of anthrax escaped from a bioweapons lab. Today, the threat exists that the remnants of their biological weapons arsenal could fall into the hands of terrorists.

Reveals the once secret and gruesome experiments conducted by the Soviet Union to create a squad of "robodolpins" remotely controlled by land-based commanders. They formed an elite unit of dolphin soldiers on the Black Sea, trained as aquatic 007s to defend naval bases, parachute from planes, find underwater mines, and attack infiltrating enemy frogmen. But when funding ceased, many were sold to marine parks, though some are now being used in therapy for children.

The special looks beyond the headlines and goes into the heart of our country to ask the question, is America safe? Beginning in 2001, a shift in counter-intelligence spending meant that the United States took its eye off the spy game while Russia continued to dedicate vast resources to developing their army of spies. The documentary follows former FBI Special Agent Dennis Franks as he tracks down enemy "sleepers" who have been strategically placed throughout America, and builds a case to expose them.

Follows the emotional journey of Chelsea Dittrich, the U.S. born daughter of a former American-based Russian spy. Speaking with other children of spies as well as with her own father who's spying activities tore her family apart, she uncovers the effects this clandestine activity has on families and communities as a whole.

A frightening review of the infamous Russian Bolshevik organization that took control as Lenin's feared secret police. Licensed to carry out executions, the Cheka knew no bounds and was run by the dreaded Feliks Dzershinsky.

At the height of its power the Russian Empire stretched across 15 times zones, incorporated nearly 160 different ethnicities, and made up one sixth of the entire world's landmass. What started as a few small principalities was shaped into an indomitable world power by the sheer force of its leaders. However, building the infrastructure of this empire came at an enormous price. As Russia entered the 20th century, her expansion reached critical mass as her rulers pushed progress at an unsustainable pace, and her population reacted in a revolution that changed history. From the Moscow Kremlin, to the building of St. Petersburg, we will examine the architecture and infrastructure that enabled the rise and fall of the Russian Empire.