accordance with our bet,” Obama said. “Try not to spill any Molson on them, Stephen! I know how you guys like to party up there. But seriously: congratulations to Team Canada for a great win and I hope you enjoy these incredibly valuable documents.”

The President decided to wager the nuclear secrets after watching Team USA batter Finland 6-1 in the semi-final round. He now admits he was a little overconfident.

“When I saw Team USA beat Norway so badly I didn’t think there was any chance of them losing again,” Obama said. “Unfortunately, I was guilty of a little hubris. I underestimated the skill and desire of the Canadian team. Do I regret making the bet? Nah. I’m a high-stakes kind of guy. Plus, I'm not really that into hockey and putting our nuclear secrets on the line actually made the game remotely interesting for me.”

The Canadian Prime Minster, who wagered a case of Molson beer on the game, joked that he the nuclear secrets would probably shift the balance of power on the North American continent.

“Now that we have the U.S’s most precious nuclear secrets, the balance of power in North America has indelibly shifted,” said a grinning Harper. “Thank you, Mr. President, for honoring your wager and thank you. I can assure you these secrets will not be used for nefarious purposes, though we may consider selling them to the two or three nations that haven’t already gotten their hands on them.”

The surrender of the documents, which include everything from blueprints to top secret locations of the U.S.’s nuclear arsenal, could prove costly to the United States if Canada ever decides to use them. However, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the bet was “good natured” and didn’t expect the Canadians to use them for military purposes.

“This was a good-natured bet between two friends with an unspoken agreement that they would not be used for military purposes,” said Gibbs. “It’s expected that Prime Minister Harper will simply frame them and use them to commemorate Team Canada’s win. Remember, Canada is against all weapons of mass destruction. We could ship them a fully operational nuclear ballistic missile and they’d be too wishy-washy to ever use it.”

Gibbs also pointed out that during the 1980 Olympics President Jimmy Carter wagered the state of Montana in a bet against the Soviet Union and “got lucky” when Team USA won.

“If it wasn’t for the Miracle on Ice, we wouldn’t even have Montana anymore,” said Gibbs. “Wait a minute. We still have Montana, right?”