Sixty four years ago today, the grim boogeyman that stalked the babyboomers was born. Save for Nagasaki, this dark genie was been kept in its grim bottle. Still, we grew up in the bomb's shadow, and the shadow of the ever present image of the Fallout Shelter sign. Those signs have either disappeared or have now rusted beyond recognition. Even movies like "The Day After" have a faint nostalgic feel for some.
I fear that as August 6, 1945 fades into the history texts, the naked horror of nuclear war fades with it. Yet today, despots, terrorists and their ilk are scrambling to amass their own stash of nuclear weapons. the grainy photographs from Hiroshima and Nagasaki have no meaning to these dark souls. Too, I feel that there are too many who fail to comprehend the dire consequences of Jihadists obtaining even a relatively low yield nuclear device.
Pray for Peace, Stay Awake, Stay Frosty...
1 comment:
living in germany was the best years of my life.....
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