We don't often discuss nuclear proliferation. Perhaps we feel overwhelmed. With global warming, we can do things like recycling & going to demonstrations.
Wildfires, floods, droughts, deadly storms, scorching heat constantly remind is of global warming & climate change, but the threat of nuclear disaster has no outward signs. On a recent Wednesday, the landscape of much of the eastern half of the U.S. looked like the landscape of Mars—violent red & orange, because of the fires in Canada. This vision provided a wakeup call for many,
Denial is not just a river in Egypt. We hear vague rumblings in the media, but most of us immediately turn our attention to the meaningless doings of
some airhead celebrity & ignore the threat to our lives & humanity. Big threats we feel we can’t do anything about draw apathy.
What can we do about nukes. If enough of them are around, some moron will use one.
Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atom bomb, said when the first one exploded the line from the Bhagavat-Gita, "I am death-the destroyer of worlds.
If Russia gets too uppity, should we cause regime change in Moscow by making Putin & his cronies a pile of radioactive ash? Putin is an indicted war criminal. Some of us would dearly like to eliminate his regime.
Would this strategy be dangerous, as one nuclear explosion can ruin your whole day?
During the Cold War, a stalemate was brought about by an acceptance of MAD—Mutually Assured Destruction. But there were close calls. A Soviet officer saw images on the radar screen that could have been incoming missiles from America. Fortunately, he chose not to report it up the chain of command, saving humanity from destruction.
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the captain & one officer of a Soviet submarine armed with nuclear torpedoes felt they were being harassed by the U.S navy & wanted to fire a torpedo. It took 3 officers to authorize such a firing. The third officer refused, saving the world from World War III.
A Russian emigre I knew had been an officer on a Soviet nuclear armed submarine sailing off New York City. They had a lieutenant they all disliked, Lieutenant Rabbit. They used to bust his balls by pretending they were going to fire the missiles. Hijinks for bored sailors on the high seas.
We know of many accidents involving nuclear weapons. Many believe there are other dangerous incidents we don’t know of.
Can tactical nukes be used without the danger of a world conflagration that will kill us all? Putin threatens to use them in Ukraine. What will be the response if he does?
We have hot spots--Russia- Ukraine, India- Pakistan- The nut Kim Jung Un in North Korea.
Israel is reported to have the bomb. What happens when Iran & the Arab States get them too? The Middle East is not especially noted for cool heads.
When I was a kid, we didn’t worry about mass shooters. We used to duck under our desks as a drill for what to do in a nuclear attack. We had signs pointing to Civil Defense shelters. It was all very reassuring.
You know the drill for what to do in the event of a nuclear attack—Bend far Forward—Put your head between your Legs—AND KISS YOUR ASS GOODBYE!!!
Nukes and their specter are real; on the other-hand, and it can’t be said enough, “climate change” is bullshit. If the nukes fly, lefty’s ever evolving “the sky is falling”mantra of “climate-change will likely become a legit-current-thing that few will have the luxury of concerning themselves with. Sadly, by hook, crook and stolen elections, the same folks pushing the climate change narrative currently have the keys to the arsenal.
Nukes and their specter are real; on the other-hand, and it can’t be said enough, “climate change” is bullshit. If the nukes fly, lefty’s ever evolving “the sky is falling”mantra of “climate-change will likely become a legit-current-thing that few will have the luxury of concerning themselves with. Sadly, by hook, crook and stolen elections, the same folks pushing the climate change narrative currently have the keys to the arsenal.