[SoCalPol]

When Ike gave that speech, the world did not have weapons
that could hit America within Minutes as it does today.
Not to mention the activities of a 9/11

[DakotaRed]

When Ike gave that speech, the world did not have weapons that could hit America within Minutes as it does today.

They had something to justify us having "duck and cover" drills in school prior to that speech.

It might not have been missles, but they sure were concerned with Soviet nukes going off across America.