CNN Secrets Spies A Nuclear Game June 4, 2024 05:58:00
He really thinks if it's not him, who else? he is in charge. [narrator] the soviets scramble to respond. nuclear submarines are primed and ready. soviet troops are put on a 15-minute combat standby. [bianna] oleg gordievsky probably was the one person who could convey to western sources what was going on inside the mind of soviet leadership at the time of able archer. gordievsky helps his handlers realize that they're dealing with sheer paranoia at the hands of the top leadership in the soviet union. now unfortunately, it didn't come in time enough for this exercise to be canceled. [narrator] ...
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