Posted on Oct 16, 2018

How Leonid Brezhnev almost escalated the Yom Kippur War into a nuclear nightmare

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How Leonid Brezhnev almost escalated the Yom Kippur War into a nuclear nightmare

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CPL Dave Hoover

Posted 6 y ago

Great history read.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

Posted 6 y ago

Great share Mark.

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PO3 Donald Murphy

Posted 6 y ago

Just one of many almost-runs for Leo. He was the typical paranoid Russian leader but with the added bonus of having nuclear weapons at his fingertips.

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How Leonid Brezhnev almost escalated the Yom Kippur War into a nuclear nightmare

How Leonid Brezhnev almost escalated the Yom Kippur War into a nuclear nightmare

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