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  • Ronald Reagan; soldiers marching.

    State Department Erases 15 Pages of Nuclear History — With No Warning

    Key historical records about the incident during the Reagan administration, known as the Able Archer 83 War Scare, were removed without explanation.
    by Nate Jones via Washington Post on November 13, 2025
  • Collage of popular culture references from 2008 onward.

    That Feeling You Recognize? Obamacore.

    The 2008 election sparked an outburst of brightness and positivity across pop culture. Now hindsight — and cringe — is setting in.
    by Nate Jones via Vulture on August 20, 2024
  • Department of State’s Dissent Channel Revealed

    Dozens of newly declassified documents show foreign service staff raising serious concerns about a range of U.S. policies abroad.
    by Nate Jones, Tom Blanton, Emma Sarfity via National Security Archive on March 15, 2018
  • The World Almost Ended One Week in 1983

    In 1983, the U.S. simulated a nuclear war with Russia—and narrowly avoided starting a real one. We might not be so lucky next time.
    by Nate Jones, J. Peter Scoblic via Slate on April 13, 2017

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Title screen of the film "1983: The Brink of Apocalypse."

Standing on the Brink: The Secret War Scare of 1983

Remembering a time when a toxic cocktail of threats, fear, and misunderstanding nearly led us down the path to Armageddon.
by Jill Kastner via The Nation on May 31, 2018
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