- Summarize in detail two reasons why your textbook states that 1983 was a “dangerous year.” What were
the roles of the United States, of NATO, and of the Soviet Union in the dangerous aspects of 1983? Do you
agree or disagree that 1983 was even more precarious for global security than was the 1962 Cuban Missile
Crisis? Why?
AND - In answering ONE of the following (A OR B), consider the “current era” to mean not only 2020 but the first
half of the 21st century generally. The past 20 years and the next 25 years, in other words.
A. Write an argument in favor of the proposition that the current era is a MORE dangerous time than the
1980s with specific reference to the status of nuclear weapons in world affairs. OR
B. Write an argument in opposition to the proposition that the current era is a LESS dangerous time than
the 1980s with specific reference to the status of nuclear weapons in world affairs.
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