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Able Archer and Soviet War Scare, 1983

Countdown to Declassification: Finding Answers to the Able Archer 83 Nuclear War Scare
Nov 4, 2013 | Blog Post
The Able Archer 83 War Scare: “NATO requested initial limited use of nuclear weapons”
May 21, 2013 | Blog Post
The 1983 War Scare: "The Last Paroxysm" of the Cold War Part II
May 21, 2013 | Briefing Book
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The 1983 War Scare: "The Last Paroxysm" of the Cold War Part I
May 16, 2013 | Briefing Book
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The Able Archer 83 Sourcebook
Jan 1, 2013 | Sourcebook
The definitive online collection of over 1,000 pages of declassified documents on the 1983 War Scare Project directed by Nate Jones

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