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Season 2 – Ten Steps to Disaster

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A look at the string of errors that together sealed the fate of the Twin Towers, JFK, Deepwater Horizon and more.
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Ten Steps to Disaster — Season 2

Ten Steps to Disaster — Season 2

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Episode 1 Aired Mar 26, 2023 Surfside Condo Collapse During the night, the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Miami, collapsed, killing 98 people; revealing fatal mistakes that led to the disaster, including code violations, inadequate storm defenses, ignored warnings and a contaminant. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 2, 2023 Texas Blackout Modern history's worst disasters are revisited and analyzed to identify ten key errors that led to each one. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 9, 2023 Iranian Hostage Crisis Iranian students invade the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage and triggering a crisis that will last 444 days; 10 key mistakes the United States made, including an ignorance of anti-U.S. sentiment and multiple security errors. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 16, 2023 Boston Marathon Bombing In-depth analysis of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing reveals ten key failures and errors that took place during and after the terrorist attack. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 23, 2023 Mount St. Helens On May 18, 1980, Washington state's Mount St. Helens erupts; revisiting the destructive volcanic event and revealing ten failures that escalated the catastrophe, including ignored warnings, inadequate safety zones and poor rescue planning. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 30, 2023 The Opioid Crisis Medical experts and investigative reporters reveal how greed, misdirection and missed opportunities lead to the opioid crisis in America. Details Episode 7 Aired May 7, 2023 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster A list of fatal mistakes that led to a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan following a massive earthquake and tsunami. Details Episode 8 Aired May 14, 2023 Waco Siege In February 1993, a federal raid on religious group the Branch Davidians on the outskirts of Waco, Texas, leaves ten people dead triggers a 51- day siege; a look at whether the FBI and the ATF could have brought a peaceful resolution to the standoff. Details

Season Info

Network
Smithsonian Channel
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 26, 2023