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
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-308) and index
Illustrations
illustrationsplates
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The brink
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1042329649
Responsibility statement
Marc Ambinder
Sub title
President Reagan and the nuclear war scare of 1983
Summary
The incredible story of the 1983 war game that triggered a tense, brittle period of nuclear brinkmanship between the United States and the former Soviet Union
Table Of Contents
Part I: Decapitation. DeĢtente's rise and fall ; Toward protracted nuclear war ; Decapitation ; Man in the gap ; Project RYAN ; Warning ; Zero-zero ; Ivy League '82 ; Bogging down ; The view from London -- Part II: To the brink. 1983 ; The Evil Empire ; SDI and sabotage ; Provocations ; Diamonds ; Spy vs. spy ; Green shoots ; The Phantom (part I) ; The Phantom (part II) ; The day before The Day After ; Able Archer 83 ; FLASH telegram ; Validate and authenticate ; Open hatches -- Part III: Endgame(s). Sacrifice ; Warning of war ; Ivan and Anya ; What did we miss? ; Arguing on behalf of Soviet fears ; How can this be? ; Roll the dice ; A new hope, but still, Star Wars? ; Not to miss the chance ; To Geneva
Target audience
adult
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Subject
- Cold War
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Europe -- History, Military -- 20th century
- United States -- History, Military -- 20th century
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- History -- 20th century
- Nuclear crisis control + History -- 20th century
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
- Military maneuvers -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Nuclear weapons + Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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- Cold War
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Europe -- History, Military -- 20th century
- United States -- History, Military -- 20th century
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- History -- 20th century
- Nuclear crisis control + History -- 20th century
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
- Military maneuvers -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Nuclear weapons + Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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