May 19, 1987- CBS News Break **

Defense Department officials have confirmed that a US Navy fighter was involved in a collision with a Soviet aircraft over the Pacific Ocean earlier today. As a Soviet TU-95 Bear reconnaissance bomber approached the aircraft carrier USS Constellation, it was intercepted by two US Navy F-14 Tomcats. The Bear made a sudden, unexpected movement into the path …

April 25, 1987-Excerpt from Washington Post Editorial **

It is all but certain now that the era of Mikhail Gorbachev has come to a premature close. Grigory Romanov has consolidated his power, and is firmly in control of the party apparatus. The new general secretary was a rival of Gorbachev, who sacked him from the Politburo in July of 1985. This makes Romanov’s …

April 21, 1987- NBC News **

 Former Politburo member Grigory Romanov appeared at a hastily called news conference in Moscow today and announced that Mikhail Gorbachev has stepped down from power and named Romanov as his successor. The new general secretary hinted that ill health was the reason for Gorbachev's abdication. Pro-Gorbachev elements in the Soviet government and military reacted badly …

April 19, 1987- CBS News Special Report **

The situation in Moscow remains a mystery to most of the outside world. Soviet television and radio are off the air and most newspapers have not released new issues for two days now. There is still no official word from the Soviet government. However, additional Red Army units were spotted moving into the city earlier …

April 18, 1987- NBC Nightly News **

Muscovites awoke this morning to the sounds of gunfire and explosions in and around  sections of the Soviet capital. Much of whatever is happening appears to be centered around the Kremlin and Red Square area. Unconfirmed reports from Western journalists tell of a large Soviet military presence in the streets. There has been no official …

Welcome To Third World War 1987 **

Thanks for stopping by. 🙂 I intend to take a multifaceted approach with this blog. Primarily, I want to construct a detailed narrative, and timeline centered on a US/NATO-Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact conflict set in 1987. Attached to that will be a comprehensive account of the global military picture as it was in 1987. Independent of the …