The Cold War Vault
EP41: 1983 Part 1 - The War Scare
October 14, 2020
We explore the 1981-83 nuclear war scare, what caused it, and what almost set the missiles flying during the Able Archer 83 exercise. This episode offers some background, and an introduction to Operation RYaN, the Soviet effort to predict a U.S. first strike. Very dangerous days. This time on the Vault.
Tales from the most dangerous decades in history. Declassified stories that take you beyond the textbooks and into the Vault.
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