“What if that had happened during the Cold War and the Soviets believed that was one of our nukes?
Be thankful that the Cold War is over for we have a president who just might do what the Hollywood-commie-loving pukes did in the movie “Fail Safe”.
To placate their commie heroes the Hollywood crowd had the President of the United States order an immediate nuclear strike on New York City. (At the time I think NYC had a Republican mayor and Obama probably would pick a Republican state to nuke.)”
So you would rather ALL of russia and america die rather than one city in each country? Thank God children like you will never be in positions of power
"children like you"?
The fictional story was just another example of the myriad liberal attacks on anti-communists -- the book / movie aside, liberals, et al felt that we had to be nice to the U.S.S.R. lest we play into the hands of Soviet hard-liners, there would be war and it would be our fault.
As for the story line.. yes, I would have been against what the fictional president did and instead have him confront the Soviets with their half of MAD.
Personally I did not believe the Soviets had the capabilities to respond in kind. That is why the so called "Cuban missile crisis" did not worry me one whit.