[Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC

[Weslake1330]

Hi List,

I was born in the early 1960s in a rural part of the country and it seems
within walking distance of one of many nuclear missile stations here in
England.  It was too soon for ICBMs so America had our friendly assistance
in siting short range nuclear missiles in our country and within striking
range of the USSR - THOR (lots on YouTube and the internet about THOR).

I was at school for the moon landings and only decades later visited the
place where Neil Armstrong's famous words  were first heard.  That place
was not the USA but a British crown territory where the signal was received
and then sent onto the USA.  The place was Ascension Island (at least one
good fiction book was based on the island...).

I was an enlisted serviceman in the RAF where I saw one of the last b&w
photos of a Russian bear that had been live intercepted by a fighter from
my squadron.  About the same time I saw a piece of rubbish concrete that
arrived in the mail for a member of the squadron - it was a piece of the
Berlin wall.

The world order changed, the cold war ended and the world seemed a safer
place and maybe for a while it was.  Terrorist attacks continued around the
world and in various countries and still do.  So I guess this is the
present.

The future seems less safe and so I wanted to write this e-mail.  My
understanding is that lots of honest (not corrupt) and good countries are a
friend of the USA.  Also the good countries (think of NATO members as a
starting point) have the same common enemies as the USA does: Iran, North
Korea, China (Peoples Republic of China) and Russia.  However I guess Iran
and North Korea actually hate the USA and would like to nuke it and maybe
one day they will try to, but not bother with England/the UK or Europe or
maybe just not have enough missiles to try to do so.

The Ukraine has been invaded in part by Russia and the only reason they
haven't been totally taken over is because they fought back and had help
and support from the USA and Europe.  The Ukraine might be on their last
legs but in a different way so is Russia and they have both paid a hefty
price to date.

If you think back to my childhood where Europe was a willing buffer to help
keep the USSR at bay who targeted missiles (now ICBMs and sub delivered) at
the USA and Europe - it was a policy that worked.

So what I don't understand is why the USA would now be so friendly to
Russia.  Call the Ukraine a European problem and you might be right.
However, why be wholly on Russia's side who are propped up by North Korea
who have undoubtedly gained money and most likely warfare expertise
(nuclear and missile technology)?  Once Russia have what they want and so
does North Korea, is the world a more dangerous place and is the USA less
safe from rogue states than ever before?

Regards


Daniel
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