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The world, the one by president reagan about bombing the soviet union. and it resulted in a soviet red alert and it became a campaign issue in this country. now, marvin kalb has learned that the soviets responded in their own fashion. >> the president was joking his way through an audio check on august 11th. >> ive signed legislation that will outlaw russia forever. we begin bombing in five minutes. >> by august 14th, the story became world news. a major item on moscow television where the joke ...

A special command unit wen on wartime alert. soviet vessels in the north pacific baffled by the order checked with vladivostok. confusion. u.s. intelligence originally canvassed for signs of a soviet attack, found none. later officials of the top secret national security agency briefed congressman michael barnes. >> there was what they described as a wayward operator in the far east soviet command who sent out a message alerting soviet forces in that area that a state of war existed between the ...

Minutes. >> by august 14th, the story became world news. a major item on moscow television where the joke was not treated as a laughing matter. august 15th, a coded message left soviet military headquarter in vladivostok. it said in part we now embark on military action against the u.s. forces. the code was instantly broken by u.s. and japanese intelligence. this is what then happened. a special command unit wen on wartime alert. soviet vessels in the north pacific baffled by the order checked w...