A report concludes the Soviets were really worried about a power imbalance.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-1983-war-scare-soviet-leadership-feared-nuclear-surprise-attack-by-us/2015/10/24/15a289b4-7904-11e5-a958-d889faf561dc_story.html
The Soviets got paranoid every time we did a big NATO exercise back in the 80s. May as well call it the Reagan Scare. ;D
More info
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb533-The-Able-Archer-War-Scare-Declassified-PFIAB-Report-Released/ (http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb533-The-Able-Archer-War-Scare-Declassified-PFIAB-Report-Released/)
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb533-The-Able-Archer-War-Scare-Declassified-PFIAB-Report-Released/2012-0238-MR.pdf (http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb533-The-Able-Archer-War-Scare-Declassified-PFIAB-Report-Released/2012-0238-MR.pdf)
Damn :o
This stuff would make a great scenario for some game such as Operational Art of War if you could script in certain triggers that would cause a Soviet attack. The goal of the scenario could be to complete the objectives of your exercise without triggering the attack while also not knowing what the actual trip wires are.
Quote from: Staggerwing on October 25, 2015, 11:26:43 AM
Damn :o
This stuff would make a great scenario for some game such as Operational Art of War if you could script in certain triggers that would cause a Soviet attack. The goal of the scenario could be to complete the objectives of your exercise without triggering the attack while also not knowing what the actual trip wires are.
That's not a bad scenario concept. O0