[Domestic Church]

Thank you JM...That's about what I figured (but didn't trust after 25 years of memory dust) with the 10 megaton but many here on the east coast like myself could be in radiation overlap areas depending upon weather patterns. If we get a noreaster coming up the Atlantic on top of something like this the founding 13 colonies will be mostly toast.(How's that for erasing history?) And many homes have basements here that aren't completely underground because they're built into foothills and rolling mountains.

What's your take on this Russian exercise? You have a level head. Are we all over reacting? What aspect in this would be the red flag to head for the hills?

[judicial meanz]

My take on the Russian exercises is one of caution.

I dont trust the Russians, and probably never will, based on my own experiences during the Cold War. Old animous dies hard.

I am wary of them exercising strategic forces at this time of the year, and I am especially wary of them having Putin in the Command Center during the exercises. You can conduct strategic exercises in a number of ways without the actual deployment of forces that seem to be happening.

I see a total deployment of strategic assets on their part, coupled with C3 ( command, control, communication) and the highest levels of government involvement ( President Putin). Complete recipe for a first strike. Add to this the current tension ( Powell meeting) and the fact we will be deploying missile defenses soon, and I see a lot under the rug that could be a problem.

I advise caution on this.