Posted on 08/15/2007 4:41:43 AM PDT by Kaslin
1.) Tragically, horrifyingly, but quite predictably, it’s going to happen. The only question being which American city or cities?
In a recent conversation with a former high level intelligence operative of our government, I raised the possibility of terrorists successfully detonating a nuclear weapon within the United States. His response was sobering in its hopelessness.
First, he stressed how grateful he was that he did not work in Washington, DC, and that his family lived far enough out to survive the coming nuclear blast. When I pressed him as to why he was so sure that Islamic terrorists – with or without the help of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez – would eventually hit DC or another American city with a nuclear weapon, his anger boiled out.
He pointed the finger squarely at our politicians and our politically correct, left-leaning media, who, in his opinion, have “sealed our fate.” He spoke of politicians from both sides of the aisle who consider border security nothing more than a cheap tool to be used for their reelection and enrichment. He despaired about a media that not only gleefully leaks our nation’s most trusted secrets for partisan gain, but then willingly acts as a propaganda tool for the very terrorists intent on our total destruction.
He warned of the hundreds of “loose nukes” floating around our planet. He patiently explained that the former Soviet Union (no matter what they or our government claim), can’t account for a number of their nuclear warheads. That North Korea may well have a few they are willing to sell to terrorists to prop up their totalitarian regime. That Pakistan – already a nuclear power – may soon fall victim to the Islamic extremists trying to overthrow that government. Of an Iran further ahead in their development of nuclear weapons than thought. And last, but not least, he spoke of the thousands of cruise missiles unaccounted for around the world. A number of those missiles being nuclear tipped.
In short, because of what he portrayed as a “betrayal by those sworn to protect us,” a nuclear attack within our nation, in his mind, is “inevitable.”
2.) When said attack comes, you and your family are on your own. Period. My friend stressed that “our government won’t be there to help us. It is broken beyond repair and incapable of assisting those most affected by the blast.”
He talked of critical infrastructures like water, electricity, fuel, banks, our food supply, medical services, police and firefighters, being unavailable for weeks or months. He warned of the blind panic that would follow such an explosion. Of the looting, of neighbor turning on neighbor to take what they don’t have for their own survival. Of our economy suffering an economic loss in the trillions of dollars.
Knowing this, are you prepared? Can you and your family ride out the frighteningly unpredictable weeks or months following the loss of an American city and its inhabitants? If you are not in the city hit, can you survive?
You must ask yourself this question. For, unless there is a miraculous epiphany about to be visited upon our self-centered politicians, then such an attack is certain.
If our politicians and the voters continue to suicidally put party and partisan politics before the welfare and security of our nation, then the terrorists will find the opening to hit us.
Our government and media are failing us. Prepare for the worst.
lol that’s cool, I’ve caught myself doing the same thing. AFter 911, I was hearing sonic booms over the Gulf of Mexico, and stupidly reported it. That didnt’ last long...
You should chisle that in stone, so you can choke on it when the time comes.
The title you assigned the author belongs to you!
Urban Renewal driven by Jihad, but indirectly by the Feds. Lower initial costs than the War on Poverty days.
Most are Korean War and VN vets. I don’t think a gang of looters is going to strike much fear in this bunch.
Of course the younger active guys from the recent fight would have to brush the older guys up on modern house to house fighting. Old farts might be slow but their aim is still good. :-)
In the aftermath of a disaster some inner cities deteriorate into anarchy and government services are scarce or unavailable. Remember New Orleans and the Superdome. Multiply that by the number of cities hit.
I have a number of relatives and close friends living and working in DC and its first-ring suburbs.
They don't share your relative's cowardice in the face of terrorist threats, and at least two of them have considerably more insight into the risks involved.
As for me, I will continue to work in midtown NYC every day and raise my kids 17 miles away from downtown NYC.
I hear things too, from people who would know. Without giving details, I will say that this is not easily dismissed as fear mongering.
And they also should not count on Social (in)Security, air traffic control, publik skools, and virtually any other thing that gubmint touches......the fastest way to expensive failure is to let the gubmint be in charge.....
It seems the “high-level government operative” doesn’t mention turning mecca to glass?
you can believe what you want. But what I know for fact is that the person I am referring to has far more knowledge than you or I or the general public will ever have, and is no way a coward having spent 25+ years in the military. Enough said at this end.
Fear and panic would do far more damage than any nuke the Islamo-facists could whip up. What we would see is skyrocketing gas prices, quickly followed by everything associated with gasoline, i.e., food, clothing, raw materials, etc.
Probably right. Why would the terrorists attack pelosi and Reid - their best friends?
” skyrocketing gas prices, quickly followed by everything associated with gasoline, i.e., food, clothing, raw materials, etc. “
Already happening — just in slo-mo, for now.. (I refer you to Walmart and Home Depot’s warnings yesterday).
We’re balanced on a pinpoint.
Simply a remix of every generality that goes bump in the night. The distinct lack of specifics is the key to knowing that this piece was not the writer’s most informed effort. That and the split effing infinitives.
I wonder if getting a nuke up to the top of a skyscraper
Small aircraft maybe?
I have taken it for granted, more and more in the years since 9/11 that this scenario or something similar is inevitable. Most of those living today in the obvious target cities, NY, DC, Chicago, LA, the SF area obviously do not believe this. I expect that they will have no surviving dependents.
There was not an appreciable rise in murders or rapes or assaults after Andrew.
There was, and my great aunt can confirm, a great deal of theft and a general breakdown in law and order as far as property was concerned.
A dirty bomb detonation would cover a much smaller area than the vast swaths of land that Andrew devastated. If it were to occur in NYC, there would 30,000 NYC police on the scene reporting to one man as opposed to the much smaller and decentralized forces in Dade County.
The combination of much larger police resources and a much smaller area of devastation would simply not be the same as an Andrew or Katrina situation. Moreover, the Feds would be able to go in immediately, since they would be dealing with an act of war and not a natural disaster.
I also doubt that many people would be interested in running toward a nuclear blast site in order to loot.
There is no real comparison between the two scenarios.
Citizens should always be prepared in case of an emergency - but that's not what this guy is saying.
He is saying: give up, it's hopeless, millions will die and there is nothing we can do.
There is plenty we can do: we can be prepared and alert, we can give the Feds the tools they need to track down terrorist scum and dismantle their networks.
I live in the DC metro area. The terrorists target symbols not military targets per se. Just as they came back to take down the WTC, they will try again to take out the Capitol and the WH. In terms of terrorist targets, you are safer than your children.
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