When truth is stranger than fiction: The RYAN Operation (1981-1991) [Cuando la realidad supera la ficción: La operación RYAN (1981-1991)]

RYAN was the largest intelligence operation carried out by the Soviet Union in its history. Active between 1981 and the fall of the Iron Curtain, this mission was intended to detect, prevent and neutralize a suprise nuclear missile attack. In 1983, coinciding with the NATO manoeuvres Able Archer 83,