“Able Archer 83 – Nuclear War Avoided” - Short
- Author
- Thomas Leckwold
- Published
- Thu 23 May 2024
- Episode Link
- https://thomasleckwold.substack.com/p/able-archer-83-nuclear-war-avoided-aef
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.
Original article on Substack:
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