Arms Control Association — The Legacy of India's Nuclear Weapons Test

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History War & Conflict

In 1983, one Soviet officer's hunch may have stopped a nuclear war

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Science Physics

India conducts its first nuclear test, code-named 'Smiling Buddha'

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History Modern

Stanislav Petrov chose not to start a nuclear war

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Language & Communication Media & Communication

The Moscow-Washington hotline went into operation

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History War & Conflict

The U.S. and USSR signed the INF nuclear arms treaty

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