How a War Game Almost Triggered Nuclear Armageddon

This video looks at Able Archer 83, a NATO training exercise so realistic that the Soviets thought it might be the real thing. 00:00 A Close Shave 01:06 The Cold War 01:54 The End of Détente 02:53 Operation RYAN 04:05 Tensions Rise 05:47 The Exercise 06:47 The Soviet Response 08:09 How Close Did We Come? 10:13 What If the Cold War Went Hot? 12:55 Nuclear Armageddon 15:30 What Does Able Archer Teach Us? Watch the full interview with Oleg Gordievsky: https://bit.ly/4qQpOzt or https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?query=Oleg+gordievsky&pageSize=30&media-records=records-with-media&filters%5BwebCategory%5D%5BFilm%5D=on Explore and licence the film clips used in this video: https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/collections/_dAX1wKap Follow IWM on social media: x.com/I_W_M instagram.com/imperialwarmuseums facebook.com/iwm.london tiktok.com/@imperialwarmuseums