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On November 20, 1983, a record audience estimated at more than 100 million Americans assembled in a very different TV era to watch a “What if?” movie about nuclear annihilation. That made-for-TV film, “The Day After,” not only served as a highwater mark for the genre but almost surely contributed to hastening the end of the Cold War.

‘The Day After’ 40th anniversary: How the ABC movie helped end the Cold War comes via ChinaTechNews.com.