I remember churches and schools having “discussion” groups about it.
Having people on the front lines and in holes all over the west, I knew better. Reagan did as well.
Bunch of drama queens.
The Left in the US and UK were certain that Ronald Reagan was going to launch a nuclear war.
It was the Soviets who were a fingerstroke away from launching a Mutually Assured Destruction attack in late 1983. The order had been given and was refused.