1983: The Brink of Apocalypse

Name: 1983: The Brink of Apocalypse
Director: Henry Chancellor
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007-07-19
Duration: 1 h 14 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Robert Cambrinus, Olegar Fedoro, Boris Isarov, Gina McKee

Directed by Henry Chancellor

Documentary

20071h 14m5.0

Overview

This programme recalls the events that led up to one of the most dangerous moments in the entire history of the Cold War: a NATO command post exercise, code named Able Archer 83, which caused the USSR to believe that NATO was planning a genuine nuclear attack.