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C4 Documentary - 1983 The Brink of Apocalypse

Not really Aviation I know but it may have bought back some memories for some on here.

Did anyone else think it was a well put together documentary ? I was just wondering if anyone around at that time remembers it being that scary ?

Personally I was just about to start Scopie training at West Drayton so I had yet to hear about things like "Able Archer".

One thing that made me laugh (in a 'can you believe it' kind of way) was the bit about Russian spies counting the lights on at night at the MOD. To think WW3 could have kicked off because a cleaner was running late.

And the bit about the Soviet threat indicator board - once all the boxes were filled in they launched a first strike !
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