Talk:Able Archer 83

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Date	Process	Result
March 12, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
July 14, 2006	Featured article candidate	Promoted
June 22, 2009	Featured article review	Demoted

Current status: Former featured article

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2020 paper in intro

Could we get an explanation why the conventional account is wrong instead of one sentence. A single source needs to have a good explanation for why when it so thoroughly disagrees with the narrative reported by many other sources.Kylesenior (talk) 04:06, 5 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Some recently declassified primary sources

Some declassified writings by Leonard Perroots gives additional details about specific Soviet Air Force units placed on heightened readiness "which included preparations for immediate use of nuclear weapons".[1] JeanPassepartout (talk) 04:53, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Cold War Science

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 17 January 2023 and 11 May 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Jedi Knight Joshua (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Jedi Knight Joshua (talk) 20:16, 6 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Original research?

This article reads like an essay rather than an encyclopaedic article. The Able Archer 83#Opposing views section is of particular concern - it seems to be stating the opinion of the contributor who wrote it in many instances, rather than giving a neutral point of view of the subject. I think this article might need some rewrites. -- Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 16:47, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That final section is definitively out of sync with the rest of the article and appears more opinion based, rather than fact centered. If no one has any objections, I'd be happy to pare this section back to make it a more neutral perspective. 50.253.236.213 (talk) 15:02, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]