“Able Archer 83 – Nuclear War Avoided”
- Author
- Thomas Leckwold
- Published
- Wed 22 May 2024
- Episode Link
- https://thomasleckwold.substack.com/p/able-archer-83-nuclear-war-avoided-398
The world was brought to the brink of a nuclear war in 1983 when suspicion and provocation between the Soviet Union in the United States created a situation during NATO exercise Able Archer 83 that brought the two superpowers close to nuclear war. Lessons from this near miss in 1983 have been lost today.
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