{
  "id": 536510,
  "title": "On This Day : Reagan declares: “We begin bombing in five minutes”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/on-this-day-reagan-declares-we-begin-bombing-in-five-minutes",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-11T04:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/on-this-day-reagan-declares-we-begin-bombing-in-five-minutes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On this day in 1984, a lighthearted quip from Ronald Reagan nearly sparked World War Three, writes Eliot Wilson Ronald Reagan was an old pro. By the summer of 1984, it was more than 50 years since he had made his radio debut as a sports broadcaster for WOC in Davenport, Iowa, commentating on baseball [...]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "On this day: ‘We begin bombing in five minutes’ – Reagan’s accidental broadcast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/on-this-day-we-begin-bombing-in-five-minutes-reagans-accidental",
        "published": "2026-08-11T03:35:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}