Question

During the 1983 Able Archer training exercise, the Soviet Union: A. shot down a Korean Air Lines passenger flight because the Soviets were convinced it was a U.S. spy plane. B. launched an intelligence-gathering operation to determine whether the United States was preparing to launch a nuclear attack. C. became convinced that the United States and its allies were about to launch a nuclear attack, and began preparing for war. D. invaded Afghanistan to ensure that the communist government was able to stay in power.​

Answer 1

c) became convinced that the United States and its allies were about to launch a nuclear attack, and began preparing for war

Step-by-step explanation:

the able archer 83 exercise was an exercise meant to test nato’s nuclear forces; however, this specific exercise contained elements meant to confuse the Soviet Union, and when the soviets heard about this, they were convinced that nato were going to attack them, and they began to ready their own nuclear forces