During the Able Archer Crisis, America began exercises in preparation for nuclear war. The Soviets intercepted and observed what was going on. Because communication between the two countries was not good at the time, the Soviet Union did not attempt to contact the United States to find out what was going on, nor had the U.S. made the Soviets aware. Therefore, the Soviet government believed that the U.S. was actually readying itself for nuclear war. In retaliation, they too began to prepare to launch their weapon stores. Actual nuclear war was narrowly avoided when the two superpowers finally
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