nov 10, 1982 - Leonid Brezhnev dies and is succeeded by Yuri Andropov.
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"By the time the Carter administration took office, Brezhnev had developed serious health problems, brought on in part by excessive drug use. This made it difficult for him to focus on the intricacies of arms control. Which even healthy leaders found hard to master" (Gaddis 2006 p. 201-202)
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