The Risks of Nuclear War in the Early 1980s

Schedule

Thu Nov 05 2026 at 04:30 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

S050, CGIS South | Cambridge, MA

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Join us to hear from Michael Dobbs to discuss tensions between the United States and the USSR in the 80s, with insights from his new book.
About this Event

Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the early 1980s were greater than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. This seminar will focus on a newly published book, The Six Minute War (Simon & Schuster), by Michael Dobbs, which looks back on events that transpired during the first administration of President Ronald Reagan.


Speakers

Michael Dobbs, Independent writer and historian; former correspondent for The Washington Post

Serhii Plokhii, Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History, Harvard University

Moderator

Mark Kramer, Director, Cold War Studies Project, Davis Center

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S050, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, United States

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