By Ryan Nisly.
During the first Cold War, the threat of a nuclear attack was very real to Americans.
Bomb shelters were built, kids were trained to hide under their desks, and supplies were stockpiled. Preparedness for a nuclear war was communicated as a patriotic duty.
There were several close calls, but America and the planet survived.
Today there is a completely different attitude. President Biden has been goading Russia and its President, Vladimir Putin, while most Americans do not have a nuclear threat remotely on their radar.
European Union (EU) and American weapons are being used on Russian territory, and Ukrainians are being trained by NATO members on how to use them. Biden has communicated that he will give Ukraine everything he can during his lame duck period, and his administration is encouraging the conscription of teenagers.
President Putin gave a worrisome response: “We will respond to the ongoing strikes on Russian territory by Western-made long-range missiles, including the possible continuation of the Oreshnik test in combat conditions.”
The Oreshnik is a newly developed hypersonic missile that is nuclear capable, is able to reach American allies in Europe, and is unable to be intercepted by Western defense systems.
The Western corporate media portrays Putin as angry, unhinged, and irrational, but the American people are expected to believe that playing nuclear chicken with him is patriotic. The truth is that peace is patriotic, and there could be no higher patriotism than ensuring the security of the American people and the world through working to end the threat of nuclear annihilation.
