In November 1983, a NATO war game called Able Archer pushed the world to the edge—and in this timeline, it tipped over. One false alert triggered global thermonuclear war, destroying cities, governments, and entire generations in hours. But from the ash rose something else: a humbler, fractured America stitched together by tents, radios, and ritual. In Delta‑48: Able Archer Ignites, the Archivist presents a haunting portrait of a country that survived Armageddon—but never forgot.