In 1983, fearful that the Able Archer 83 exercise was a cover for a NATO nuclear strike, the U.S.S.R. readied its own weapons for launch, and the world as we know it may have ceased to exist.
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In 1983, fearful that the Able Archer 83 exercise was a cover for a NATO nuclear strike, the U.S.S.R. readied its own weapons for launch, and the world as we know it may have ceased to exist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1983, fearful that the Able Archer 83 exercise was a cover for a NATO nuclear strike, the U.S.S.R. readied its own weapons for launch, and the world as we know it may have ceased to exist.
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