S1E7: Where the Mind Starts to Melt
SNAFU with Ed Helms
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The Earth Source for the Able Archer Story
Oleg Gordievsky is in many ways the Earth source for the able archer story. He was the one who told I-6 that Soviets were afraid of nuclear war. His account prompted the CIA to look into able archer. It also spurred Leonard Perutz to write his dramatic retirement letter, which led to Pivyab.
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