Able Archer 83

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5 mentions 3 recordings first heard Feb 2026 last heard 29 Jul ↑3 vs the 6 months before

Military exercise in 1983 that nearly triggered nuclear war

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Ed HelmsSNAFU with Ed Helms · RERELEASE: S1E2: Will the Real Evil Empire Please Stand Up? · 6:10 · 29 Jul
…In season one, we're telling the story of Able Archer 83, the 1983 NATO military exercise that became a snafu so gigantic, so absurd, so terrifying, that it almost led to a real nuclear war.…
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Ed HelmsSNAFU with Ed Helms · RERELEASE: S1E2: Will the Real Evil Empire Please Stand Up? · 2:10 · 29 Jul
…And as I mentioned last week, we're coming at you with episode two of our first season of Snafu, all about Able Archer 83, the NATO military exercise that almost started a real nuclear war.…
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Ed HelmsSNAFU with Ed Helms · RERELEASE: S1E1: Not All Fun and WarGames · 11:02 · 27 Jul
…Able Archer was a NATO exercise.…
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Ed HelmsSNAFU with Ed Helms · RERELEASE: S1E1: Not All Fun and WarGames · 6:49 · 27 Jul
…This exercise that almost ended it all, it goes by……
Jack BarskySNAFU with Ed Helms · Entering the world of a Former KGB Spy (with Jack Barsky) · 1:55 · 11 Feb
…In fact, this was one of the bonus episodes for……
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