I think it would be great to solicit essays from scientists, politicians, activists, and those with some street cred and assemble the essays into a book. The people should be able to address how and why so many nukes are still deployed, some neglected and quite dangerous. Experts with name recognition need to speak to the fact of the destructive power of the nuclear arsenal--literally that these things could destroy the planet or create nuclear winter. The Cold War generation is so much older now (like me), and we need to re-educate the world as to the dangers posed by nukes. The younger generation was hijacked by social media, and I'm not sure they really understand the destructive power, scope, or widespread deployment of these weapons. Or maybe a collection of essays by lay folks. But I think there needs to be something that can be disseminated that demonstrates that a LOT of people still know that we're sitting on a possible mushroom cloud (or clouds) at a moment of history that is more destabilized, dangerous, and partisan than 50s and 60s. Some of us recall Duck and Cover from the earliest days of nuclear proliferation, but it seems like the digital age has ironically lessened our awareness of these old-style weapons of Armageddon. It’s as if we’ve forgotten about the missile silos in the Midwest and around the world. A collection of short, factual writings about nukes— an easy read, so to speak—might galvanize attention anew to the lethal warheads.
Bravo!!!
I think it would be great to solicit essays from scientists, politicians, activists, and those with some street cred and assemble the essays into a book. The people should be able to address how and why so many nukes are still deployed, some neglected and quite dangerous. Experts with name recognition need to speak to the fact of the destructive power of the nuclear arsenal--literally that these things could destroy the planet or create nuclear winter. The Cold War generation is so much older now (like me), and we need to re-educate the world as to the dangers posed by nukes. The younger generation was hijacked by social media, and I'm not sure they really understand the destructive power, scope, or widespread deployment of these weapons. Or maybe a collection of essays by lay folks. But I think there needs to be something that can be disseminated that demonstrates that a LOT of people still know that we're sitting on a possible mushroom cloud (or clouds) at a moment of history that is more destabilized, dangerous, and partisan than 50s and 60s. Some of us recall Duck and Cover from the earliest days of nuclear proliferation, but it seems like the digital age has ironically lessened our awareness of these old-style weapons of Armageddon. It’s as if we’ve forgotten about the missile silos in the Midwest and around the world. A collection of short, factual writings about nukes— an easy read, so to speak—might galvanize attention anew to the lethal warheads.
thanks for this expansion of thought, bill. always appreciate your perspective.