Could it have been that the most dangerous year of the Great War Scare wasn't 1983 with Able Archer, but 1984, when the danger receded into the mechanisms of the Soviet intelligence apparatus? Yes it could. For nearly a full year, the Soviet Union continued to operate on the assumption that the United States was going to launch a surprise attack. And the U.S. didn't seem to have a clue.
EP36: The Korean Balloon Blow-Up
EP35: The Soviets Go House Hunting
EP34: Coronavirus and the New Cold War
EP33: Mulholland's Magic Manual
EP32: Coronavirus and Conspiracy
EP31: Science and the CIA, Part 2 - MKULTRA and Midnight Climax
EP30: Science and the CIA, Part 1 - The Curious Case of Frank Olson
EP29: Fearmonger Fridays Iran War Edition
EP28: The Missiles of October, Part Five
EP27: The Missiles of October, Part Four
EP26: The Missiles of October, Part Three
The Cold War Vault: A Quick Update
EP25: The Missiles of October, Part Two
EP24: The Missiles of October, Part One
EP23: Operation Gladio and the European Stay-Behind Networks
EP22: Left Behind, the Alaskan StayBehind Agents
EP21: Listener Question, Skyfall and Scramjets
EP20: Submarine Disasters of 1968
EP19: Fearmonger Fridays and Grumble in the Gulf
EP18: Cold War on Ice, Part Three: The IGY and the Icecap
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