1983年：核战争的边缘

1983年11月8日现在被公认为冷战史上最危险的一天，一连串的事件几乎导致了第三次世界大战。在这生死攸关的一天，苏联高层曾确信自己将遭到西方国家的核打击。
　　November 8, 1983 is now recognised as one of the most dangerous moments
　　in the history of the Cold War, when a series of accidents nearly
　　unleashed World War III. On this near-fateful day senior figures in
　　the Soviet Union had convinced themselves that they were about to come
　　under nuclear attack from the West.