In response to Rachel Faber’s column, it’s common for the United States to develop various nuclear strike plans against pretty much any country capable of developing nuclear arms. We have had plans against the former Soviet Union for years, but we also have plans for an attack by Great Britain, Australia, Canada, Pakistan, Germany and India. There have been contingency plans against almost every nation on the planet. That’s what the Armed Forces are designed to do: design plans of attack against whomever is currently attacking us. To treat this like it’s an enormous thing is pretty silly. If anything, the L.A. Times simply printed a memo and are now acting like it’s the scoop of the year.

As to the reason why we are targeting Russia, even if they are broke, they still have hundreds of silo-based, two stage rockets armed with tactical nukes pointed at us. Their current leader is a former KGB big-wig who recently forced the only free press in the country to close shop, thus having control of what the people in that country see and hear (albeit not as strongly, thanks to the Internet). It’s also come into light recently that the Russian military is currently missing a “few nuclear bombs.”

Crime in the former Soviet Union is sky-rocketing, as are the flow of drugs, weapons and “white slaves.” And for added fun, there is plenty of fighting between the former states of the Soviet Union. Any wonder why we still have reason to point our missiles their way?

What the Daily has done is exactly what the L.A. Times did; they made a big deal out of nothing. Surely if the Daily had done any research at all for the column you would know this. It’s a given fact – if you are a country with nukes, we have a plan ready to blow you to kingdom come.

Justin Jackson

Freshman

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