Sovereign Games · SG-048
NATO Ran A Training Exercise In November 1983. Moscow Prepared For The Real Thing.
In November 1983, NATO's Able Archer 83 exercise, simulating a nuclear release, prompted Soviet fears of a real U.S. attack. This caused significant military mobilization by the Soviets, bringing the world perilously close to nuclear war.
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