Able Archer 83
The Secret History of the NATO Exercise That Almost Triggered Nuclear War
Seiten
2016
The New Press (Verlag)
978-1-62097-261-8 (ISBN)
The New Press (Verlag)
978-1-62097-261-8 (ISBN)
From the National Security Archive, the little known story of how the United States and the Soviet Union came close to nuclear war during the Reagan years, told through newly declassified documents.
In November 1983, Soviet nuclear forces went on high alert when intelligence reported alarming activity on US bases. In response, the Soviets planned for a nuclear strike by NATO on Eastern Europe. And then Able Archer 83, a vast NATO war game exercise, ended. What the West didn't know was that the Soviets thought Operation Able Archer 83 was real and were preparing for a surprise missile attack from NATO. This close scrape with Armageddon was unknown until 2015, when the US released an analysis. Able Archer 83 vividly recreates the atmosphere that nearly unleashed nuclear war.
In November 1983, Soviet nuclear forces went on high alert when intelligence reported alarming activity on US bases. In response, the Soviets planned for a nuclear strike by NATO on Eastern Europe. And then Able Archer 83, a vast NATO war game exercise, ended. What the West didn't know was that the Soviets thought Operation Able Archer 83 was real and were preparing for a surprise missile attack from NATO. This close scrape with Armageddon was unknown until 2015, when the US released an analysis. Able Archer 83 vividly recreates the atmosphere that nearly unleashed nuclear war.
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.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 25.11.2016 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Thomas S Blanton |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-62097-261-1 / 1620972611 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-62097-261-8 / 9781620972618 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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