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Turning point · The Cold War, 1945–1991
Able Archer 83
2–11 Nov 1983 — A NATO nuclear command exercise is so realistic that Soviet intelligence, primed to expect a first strike, puts forces on alert. Neither side grasps how close this was until the archives open.
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