46 online
 
Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 12 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing
Best Web OpEds    H4'ed 10/29/15

1983: The Closest We've Come to Nuclear Exinction Yet

Quicklink Submitted By   4 comments
Follow Me on Twitter     Message Natylie Baldwin
Become a Fan
  (25 fans)

File:Castle Romeo.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
File:Castle Romeo.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
(Image by (From Wikimedia) United States Department of Energy, Author: United States Department of Energy)
  Details   Source   DMCA

"The Washington Post on October 25 published an important story based on a recently-published U.S. intelligence review from 1990 that confirmed Soviet leaders in 1983 believed the Reagan administration was using a mobilization exercise to prepare a nuclear surprise attack. The KGB instituted a sensitive collection effort, Operation RYAN, to determine if the United States was planning a surprise nuclear attack.   I was a CIA analyst at the time, and the incident was known to me and several colleagues as the 'war scare' in the Kremlin.  There are lessons from the 'war scare' that can be applied to the unnecessary escalation of tension between Washington and Moscow now taking place."  

Read the rest of the story HERE:

At www.counterpunch.org
Must Read 2   Supported 1   Valuable 1  
Rate It | View Ratings

Natylie Baldwin Social Media Pages: Facebook page url on login Profile not filled in       Twitter page url on login Profile not filled in       Linkedin page url on login Profile not filled in       Instagram page url on login Profile not filled in

Natylie Baldwin is the author of The View from Moscow: Understanding Russia and U.S.-Russia Relations, available at Amazon. Her writing has appeared in Consortium News, RT, OpEd News, The Globe Post, Antiwar.com, The New York Journal of Books, (more...)
 

Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend