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Dec 2022
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74. The Most Dangerous Year on Earth wit...

Justin Black
About this episode

This week, Justin chats with author and Air Force intelligence veteran Brian Morra. Brian was an intelligence officer in the US Air Force and Air Force Reserve for 15 years before shifting his focus  to the aerospace and defense industry, where he spent many years managing intelligence programs. Brian finally retired as a senior Vice President at the end of 2016 and began writing his debut novel. Today, we focus on a  pivotal event that took place 1983, what some historians call the most dangerous year on Earth. This  a little-known Soviet fiasco brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Brian's book, The Able Archers, covers this event and his real experience as a young intelligence officer dealing with its repercussions in real time.

Connect with Brian:
brianjmorra.com

Read a free sample of Brian's book, The Able Archers, here.

https://the-able-archers.subscribemenow.com/

Buy the book here.

https://www.amazon.com/Able-Archers-Brian-J-Morra/dp/1646635647

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Check out Justin's latest release, Covert Arms, here.
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IG: @spycraft101
Shop: spycraft-101.myshopify.com
Patreon: Spycraft 101

Find Justin's first book, Spyshots: Volume One, here.
Download the free eBook, The Clandestine Operative's Sidearm of Choice, here.

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