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Which of the following statements regarding superpower tensions during the Cold War is NOT correct?
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- 1The NATO training exercise conducted in 1983 was code-named 'Able Archer'.
- 2In 1983, Soviet air defenses shot down a Japanese civilian airliner in Soviet airspace.✓
- 3The Americans reacted by deploying American nuclear missiles in Europe and this created a climate of great tension in East-West relations.
- 4It is believed that in November 1983 Soviet intelligence agencies misinterpreted a training exercise by NATO, leading to fear in Moscow that NATO was preparing an attack.
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In 1983, Soviet air defenses shot down a Japanese civilian airliner in Soviet airspace.
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