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Able Archer

Widening the field of view on ‘Oppenheimer’

By Robert J. Goldston | Nuclear Weapons

Pershing II missile launch

Able Archer: How close of a call was it?

By Thomas Fraise, Kjølv Egeland | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

crashed WW1 biplane with spectators

Introduction: Near-misses, close calls, and early warnings

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

Countdown to declassification: Finding answers to a 1983 nuclear war scare

By Nate Jones | Nuclear Weapons