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User ID: 18308887 United Kingdom 11/02/2013 06:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How a war game brought the world to the brink of nuclear disaster How a war game brought the world to the brink of nuclear disasterFormer classified documents show how close the Soviet Union came to launching an attack in 1983 [ link to www.theguardian.com] Able Archer, which involved 40,000 US and Nato troops moving across western Europe, co-ordinated by encrypted communications systems, imagined a scenario in which Blue Forces (Nato) defended its allies after Orange Forces (Warsaw Pact countries) sent troops into Yugoslavia following political unrest. The Orange Forces had quickly followed this up with invasions of Finland, Norway and eventually Greece. As the conflict had intensified, a conventional war had escalated into one involving chemical and nuclear weapons. |
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User ID: 18308887 United Kingdom 11/02/2013 07:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How a war game brought the world to the brink of nuclear disaster |
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User ID: 18308887 United Kingdom 11/02/2013 08:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How a war game brought the world to the brink of nuclear disaster Jesse needs true love.
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 13693962 United States 11/02/2013 08:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How a war game brought the world to the brink of nuclear disaster somehow they have money for this crap eh..always the same shit. |
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User ID: 18308887 United Kingdom 11/02/2013 08:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How a war game brought the world to the brink of nuclear disaster somehow they have money for this crap eh..always the same shit. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13693962 Yeah its going to cost a bit, that's for sure |