Wednesday, January 17, 2018

How we need to stop worrying and love the bomb

According to National Review columnist David French, people need to think clearly about nuclear war!   After all, even if a North Korean nuke hit the center of Honolulu, only a fraction of the people in the city would be killed!  French says the survivors should make sure they have shelter and supplies so they can continue living until help arrives.  Imagine, normalization of a potential nuclear war.  It brings to mind the "duck and cover" drills my fellow boomers endured in grammar school in the 50s and 60s.  How anyone believes civilization will carry on in the event of even a minor nuclear exchange is far beyond me.  If you take a hard look at how our modern world is organized, most people would agree a nuclear event in even one major US city would virtually destroy the economy.  Imagine hundreds of thousands dead and millions more exposed to lethal doses of radiation.  As one commentator put it, " conservatives must feel they will win the feudal games".  The rugged survivalists with their arsenals will live a few days longer than the rest of us, until their water runs out and the supply of beef jerky is poisoned.  Welcome to the latest fantasy.

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