How an ordinary military exercise in the United States nearly trigger a nuclear war. Breathlessly chronicled an episode of the Cold War unknown to the general public. In 1983, the Staff of NATO organized a large-scale military exercise, designed to test communication procedures. Closely monitored by the Soviet regime, the operation starts Nov. 2 in an international context extremely tense. Previously, President Reagan revived the arms race by installing three new Pershing missiles in Europe. Despite the peace movement, he drives the point of this strategy, carried by the famous speech on "evil empire", ruled in March 1983. Two weeks later, he launched the program "Star Wars". Soviet side, Andropov succeeded Brezhnev. This spy career, old and in poor health, does not want to show weakness toward the West. Mistrust is at its peak in both camps. Until a Russian military satellite detects - by mistake - the launch of several missiles ...
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