Declassified documents show why the US and the USSR came  close to war in 1973
Good lord I’ve heard before about how there was a close superpower conflict in 1973. This is very alarming, and it could still happen between the US and Russia or China.<p>We’re really playing with Fire if you look at the number of close calls there have been with nuclear weapons. The only sane way we can carry on guaranteeing a decent existence for mankind is to work towards a world free of nuclear weapons.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.upi.com&#x2F;Yom-Kippur-Israels-1973-nuclear-alert&#x2F;64941032228992&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.upi.com&#x2F;Yom-Kippur-Israels-1973-nuclear-alert&#x2F;64...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;commentisfree&#x2F;2012&#x2F;oct&#x2F;15&#x2F;cuban-missile-crisis-russian-roulette" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;commentisfree&#x2F;2012&#x2F;oct&#x2F;15&#x2F;cuban-...</a>