This programme recalls the events that led up to one of the most dangerous moments in the entire history of the Cold War: a NATO command post exercise, code named Able Archer 83, which caused the USSR to believe that NATO was planning a genuine nuclear attack.
Robert Cambrinus
as Colonel Stanislav Petrov
Olegar Fedoro
as Russian General
Boris Isarov
as V. Kruchkov
Gina McKee
as Self - Narrator (voice)