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"My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."

— Nuclear war

January 1, 1970

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Ronald Reagan, off-the-record joke made during the Cold War. On August 11, 1984, while preparing for a scheduled radio address from his vacation home in California, Reagan joked with those present about outlawing and bombing Russia. The joke was not broadcast live, but was recorded and later leaked to the public.

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Ronald Reagan, off-the-record joke made during the Cold War. On August 11, 1984, while preparing for a scheduled radio address from his vacation home in California, Reagan joked with those present about outlawing and bombing Russia. The joke was not broadcast live, but was recorded and later leaked to the public.