Able Archer 83: The Secret History of the NATO Exercise That Almost Triggered Nuclear War - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Nate Jones (Editor), Thomas S. Blanton (Foreword by)Publish date:2016-11-01Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:New PressISBN-13:9781620972618ISBN-10:1620972611UPC:9781620972618Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Western Europe, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.30 x 6.30 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SC2B6MPMFY
Able Archer 83: The Secret History of the NATO Exercise That Almost Triggered Nuclear War
In November 1983, Soviet nuclear forces went on high alert. After months nervously watching increasingly assertive NATO military posturing, Soviet intelligence agencies in Western Europe received flash telegrams reporting alarming activity on U.S. bases. In response, the Soviets began planning for a countdown to a nuclear first strike by NATO on Eastern Europe. And then Able Archer 83, a vast...
Language:EnglishPublisher:New PressISBN-13:9781620972618ISBN-10:1620972611UPC:9781620972618Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Western Europe, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.30 x 6.30 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SC2B6MPMFY
Nate Jones is the director of the Freedom of Information Act Project for the National Security Archive. He is also editor of the National Security Archive's blog, Unredacted. He lives in Washington, D.C. Thomas S. Blanton is the director of the National Security Archive at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
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