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The brink, President Reagan and the nuclear war scare of 1983, Marc Ambinder

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The brink, President Reagan and the nuclear war scare of 1983, Marc Ambinder

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eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-308) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The brink

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bibliography

Oclc number

1006788254

Responsibility statement

Marc Ambinder

Sub title

President Reagan and the nuclear war scare of 1983

Summary

What happened in 1983 to make the Soviet Union so afraid of a potential nuclear strike from the United States that they sent mobile ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) into the field, placing them on a three-minute alert? Marc Ambinder explains the anxious period between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1984, with the “Able Archer ’83” war game as the fulcrum of the tension. He recounts the scary series of the close encounters that tested the limits of ordinary humans and powerful leaders alike. Ambinder explains how political leadership ultimately triumphed over misunderstandings, helping the two countries maintain a fragile peace

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President Reagan and the nuclear war scare of 1983

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