tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253519420930463102.post4071604312366001622..comments2023-10-26T08:26:15.306-07:00Comments on Views from the Left Coast: North Korea's high-stakes nuclear gamesmanshipNatetheGratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234581449903909407noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253519420930463102.post-66625548792256026472009-05-04T21:43:00.000-07:002009-05-04T21:43:00.000-07:00What kind of state of mind are our world leaders i...What kind of state of mind are our world leaders in these days considering 64 years have past since the two big ones were dropped on Japan.<br /> Truman agonized over his decision to drop the bomb. The Japanese know it should never be used again. It's said that Ike threatened to obliterate China if they didn't meet for peace regarding the Korean war. Did Ike lay out our policy behind closed doors for as long as there is a United states: that we will use nukes as a last resort against any nation that threatens our security in any tangible way? <br /> Is the world not at the point where an understanding is reached by all in the nuclear club that any first use of such a known destroyer of life will be met by swift retaliation by the rest of the club. Who - especially Kim so Ill - has the lack of a brain to even consider the ramifications of using such weapons. You only need to sit in at a nuclear, biological, chemical warfare class and pull out your compass and map, draw your impact circle around your city and contemplate the sheer size of a single bomb. Will any leader really use such a device at this juncture in history or are the fear mongers trying to keep the populace tuned in to old B.S.<br /> Ike once said that one day the people would want peace so badly that governments would have to get the hell out of the way and give it to them. So get the Hell out of the way and give us some peaceful news about peace!<br /><br />-stephenmichaelportermillerfisrtandlastalphaandomegaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com