MikeO Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 99 Red Balloons - a great song and a reference to impending nuclear war. In 1983 we came a lot closer to it than a lot of people realised then, or now. A big NATO exercise (Able Archer) was interpreted as a pretext for invasion by USSR who went immediately onto a full war footing. Then it became a case of who would blink first. It was far more serious than the Cuban Missile Crisis. Google it or click on http://militaryhistorynow.com/2013/05/20/the-cold-war-heats-up-new-documents-reveal-the-able-archer-war-scare-of-1983/ I was operational aircrew in the RAF at the time and it was very, very close. Back to the thread though. How long before Barry gets his 100th booking? Interesting that; remember thinking on many occasions during the cold war that it was a case of "when" rather than "if". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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