In 1983, the Kremlin became convinced NATO was preparing to strike first with nuclear weapons. However, British Intelligence had a man inside London’s Soviet Embassy who discovered just how dangerously close the world was to nuclear war. His warnings to MI6 and Washington may be the only reason the Cold War didn’t go hot. This is the story of Oleg Gordievsky - MI6's most valuable Cold War Spy. Presented by Ian Sanders of the Cold War Conversations Podcast.

Sources

Cold War Conversation by Ian Sanders - https://coldwarconversations.com

Select Podcast Episodes

1983 - the year the Cold War almost turned hot: https://coldwarconversations.com/episode316/

Fred Haise Conversation: https://coldwarconversations.com/episode254/

Codename Sunbeam – The story of MI6’s greatest Cold War spy: https://coldwarconversations.com/episode418/

Shooting down of KAL 007 - https://coldwarconversations.com/episode229/

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