1983: the brink of apocalypse (nuclear war) on discovery channel (uk/ireland)

sorry mods if this is in wrong section & sorry for the late notice.

on discovery on irish/uk sky tv there is a program about "8 of november 1983 a series of accidents almost unleashed ww3. follow the events that led up to one of the mostdangerous moments of the cold war"

its repeated on discovery +1 at 10pm

its very good so far, not over yet and repeated at ten for people who missed it(might be on anytime tv)

again sorry for the late notice!!

been watching this too, very interesting so far.

It has already aired here in Canada and I watched it.

I would recommend it.

Haven't seen it. Is this what they're talking about?

This is probably the greatest conspiracy OF ALL TIME.

We were so close to nuclear war and no-one knew.

Had Reagan actually carried on the war game then we could all be annihilated. However, good did come out of this - this closeness to MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) did prompt the collapse of communism.

I saw this program after visiting a local "bunker" - now owned by English Heritage and the guide did say that something massive happened in the 1980s but senior military personnel visiting this bunker [both from the UK and later from Eastern European countries] would not say what this was.

reply to post by Cyberspy


thats the one!!

I havent seen that documentary before,definatly going to have to check it out.
There was another "documentary" which was made in 1965,called "The War Game".
Its based on a fictional event,but plays out as if it were real.It focuses on a nuclear war.

If anyones interested heres the links....
(Warning~!~ Disturbing documentary)

The War Game 1/5


The War Game 2/5


The War Game 3/5


The War Game 4/5


The War Game 5/5

Just got done watching 1983: The Brink Of Apocalypse on the web. That was a very interesting.

Thanks to the OP for posting about it.

8th of November 1983? Thats my birthday down to the year.

Is this show a fictional account, or events that really took place?

You have me interested and I'll check it out.

That would be just my luck, being born the day the world ended.

Watched "The War Game" Scary lefty propaganda. There is one hysterically funny line in part one. When the tell the woman to expect ten evacuees and she says:

"What am I going to feed them on?................. Are the colored?"

ROTF!!!!!!

Originally posted by Hatcookie
8th of November 1983? Thats my birthday down to the year.

Is this show a fictional account, or events that really took place?

You have me interested and I'll check it out.

That would be just my luck, being born the day the world ended.

true events, it was kept secret untill the collapse of the soviet union.

it was worth the watch i must say, look it up on the internet if you missed it, should find it somewhere or something simular

just see'n its on again on discovery at 1pm again today for anyone who is interested and a repeat again at 2pm on discovery +1

recoment a watch for people who dont know about the events then!

Living through the 80's I think most people expected nuclear war to break out every few months. It really affected people.

Just look how bad the music was.

Yes i grew up in the cold war during the 70s and 80s. I expected to be nuked during this time. Scary times. People dont know how lucky they are not living under that fear every single day. i know today we live with the possibilty of dirty bombs etc by terrorists. Anyway if people really want to get an understanding of the fear and effect of nuclear war then you need to watch Threads. Not for the faint hearted and you not sleep for many nights after watching this but well worth it and makes you want to pray that nuclear war will never ever take place.

Threads 1984