Destruction of South Africa by mutual agreement between the USSR and the USA

Formally secret meeting discussed the reason for bringing down South Africa was their ability to produce nuclear weapons: "Carter: The USA is actively involved in various international problems which we would like to solve in the conditions of cooperation with the Soviet Union. We, in particular, are trying to resolve the South African problems. We, like you, are very concerned about the situation that has developed there. We are worrying not only about the manifestation of racism in this part of the globe, but, like you, about the intention of the South African Republic to create its own nuclear weapon... We would like to resolve the problems of Namibia and Zimbabwe. Together with Great Britain we put forth a concrete plan of solving the problem of Rhodesia."

Record of conversation between Soviet foreign minister Gromyko and president Carter, 23 Sep (1977).