Danger Zone Part 1-Able Archer '84

Show Notes Episode 470: Danger Zone Part 1-Able Archer 83

This week Host Dave Bledsoe said on Tuesday night he needed a little something to take the edge off, we dug him out of a dumpster in Bayside naked and screaming Friday morning. (In fairness, this is not unusual for him) On the show this week we kicked off a two parter about nuclear war in the 80’s (You know, to lighten the mood!) with the story of Able Archer ‘83 and how it almost started a nuclear war..

Along the way we discover that Dave was beat up a lot in high school. (Nothing shocking there) Then we dive right into how the Cold War was chilling out until a certain someone got elected in 1980! (Our old friend is back!) We learn how Reagan freaked out the Soviets and caused them to think he might just nuke them for funsies.  (Mostly because he was saying he might nuke them for funsies.) and how this resulted in what was called an “escalation of tensions”. (We would call it a full bore freakout!) The end result would be the world teetering on the brink of nuclear annihilation for about a week and the West not even noticing. (So much for the CIA!)

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Citations Needed:

The President's News Conference January 29, 1981

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-992

The war game that could have ended the world

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20181108-the-wargame-that-could-have-ended-the-world

Able Archer: The NATO exercise that almost went nuclear

https://www.livescience.com/able-archer

Nuclear Close Calls: Able Archer 83

https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/nuclear-close-calls-able-archer-83/

Able Archer 83: How the Cold War Caused a Near-Apocalyptic Misunderstanding