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Headquarters in vladivostok. it said in part we now embark on military ax 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 went on wartime alert. key japanese military units raised their readiness status. soviet naval vessels in the north pacific baffled by the order checked with vladivostok. confusion. u.s. intelligence urgently v ll canvassed for signs of an imminent attack. found none. later officials of the top secret national security agency briefed congressman michael barnes. >> there is what they...

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. >> i've 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 was not treated as a laughing matter. august 15th, a coded message left soviet military headquarter...

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 united states and the soviet union. >> within 30 minutes the mysterious soviet alert was canceled. >...

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 with vladivostok. confusion. u.s. intelligence originally canvassed for signs of a soviet attack, fou...

There are some who are muslims, other groups as well, and if you hear russian officials, they make it sound as if there have been widespread acts of violence against russian speaking people in crimea and eastern ukraine. in terms of what you've seen on the ground in crimea, have you witnessed any of that. have you had reports of any violence against russian speaking people prior to the russian troops arriving? >> none whatsoever, actually, in fact, i think people that -- the ukrainians are quite concerned about the russian presence. particularly the tatars who, if you recall in world war ii th...