1. In 1973, when Nixon was often drunk because of Watergate scandal, Kissinger had de facto control of foreign policy, including nukes.
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3. During Yom Kippur War, Soviets, sensing American weakness, started making noises that they might make unilateral intervention.
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4. In response to perceived Soviet threat, Kissinger convened meeting with other top officials (but not Nixon) & raised alert to DEFCON III
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