1983 - The Brink of Apocalypse
1983 - The Brink of Apocalypse
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First Aired: January 5th, 2008
Status: Ended
Network: Channel 4
Summary: November 8th 1983 is now recognised as one of the most dangerous moments in history, when Soviet fingers hovered prerilously over the nuclear button. On this near fateful day, senior figures in the Soviet Union convinced themselves they were about to come under nuclear attack from the West. The vast Soviet nuclear arsenal of missiles, bombers and submarines were put on maximum alert ready to launch a full nuclear retaliatory attack on Western Europe and the US. Armageddon - the destruction of the world - beckoned. The intelligence communities in the US, Europe and the former USSR have never before admitted to the scale of the crisis. This programme tells the dramatic story behind this sequence of events.
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Episode 1: 1983 - The Brink of Apocalypse
Air Date: January 5th, 2008
Summary: On November 8th 1983 World War III almost began, and with it a nuclear apocalypse. This day is now acknowledged as one of most perilous on the whole of the Cold War.
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