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Soviet Union: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Soviet Fears of a Preemptive Nuclear Attack") [MT request to see American studies on likely course of developments on the ground in the early stages of a nuclear war] [declassified Dec 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1393 f76
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 10pp
Themes: Parliament, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Defence (arms control), Security services & intelligence