[Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC

[John Farley]

I was born in 1947, so lived through the Cold War and hiding under our
desks in schools when the air raid tests were conducted.  I completely
agree with Nory.

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM David G via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> You are not alone in being baffled
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> *From:* Spridgets <spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of
> Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2025 2:43 PM
> *To:* Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>
> *Subject:* [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC
>
> 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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