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POD: Due to concerns of the plan failing&creating A Figurehead or Martyr for Enemies to rally around.Soviet Hardliners decide against House Arrest for Gorbachev.A plan proposed by A Hardline Anonymous KGB operative is implemented instead.To prevent the destruction of the USSR&their Ideology,They decide that extreme measures are needed.Deep cover Soviet spies in the CIA&Oval Office are instructed to file official documents&orders for the Assassination of Gorbachev by the Order of the President of the US.
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