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Autumn Forge War Game Realism
- NATO's Autumn Forge was a massive rehearsal with tens of thousands of troops simulating World War III in West Germany.
- The exercise included real tanks, planes, fake supply lines, and medical evacuations to ensure realism.
Soviets Misread NATO Signals
- Soviets intercepted NATO exercise communications but doubted the repeated 'exercise' code, leading to anxiety.
- The altered protocol during Able Archer 83 seemed like preparing a real nuclear strike to them.
Soviet Trauma Fuels Paranoia
- The Soviet Union's historical trauma from Operation Barbarossa caused deep paranoia towards Western military exercises.
- This trauma influenced their interpretation of exercises like Able Archer 83 as actual attack preparations.