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> Able Archer And shortly before that started, Stanislav Petrov[1] saved us by using common sense to not press the button. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1

• GekkePrutser 4y ago
  Oh yes this is the incident I was referring to, actually. I thought it was the same. Somehow I remembered the troop buildup of Able Archer confirmed the invasion fear for the Soviets. But it sounds like that played no part in it. I must have remembered it wrong.
  • zimpenfish 4y ago
    > Somehow I remembered the troop buildup of Able Archer confirmed the invasion fear for the Soviets. From what I remembered, and a quick scan of Wikipedia[1], you're not wrong. "In response, the Soviet Union readied their nuclear forces and placed air units in East Germany and Poland on alert. The Soviet 4th Air Army began loading nuclear warheads onto combat planes in preparation for war." [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Able_Archer_83 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Able_Archer_83