By Ray Cardello for November 4, 2022 Season 14 / Post 10

President Biden’s number one concern is the safety and security of the American people. He has sworn to protect us from enemies, both foreign and domestic. The disgusting drama playing out daily on our Sothern Border indicates that Joe Biden may not grasp the concept of keeping us safe. Thousands of unvetted illegal aliens and unknown amounts of drugs and weapons are entering our country. Joe and his administration are more concerned with taking our gas vehicles away. As bad as the Border situation is, we have a more existential threat, which is getting no attention. We are facing nuclear destruction from many foes, and nobody is even discussing the danger. This lack of concern is treasonous.

Growing up in the sixties, I experienced the foolish drills where we would get under our desks to protect ourselves from a nuclear explosion and eventual fallout. Damn, those were some pretty incredible desks. No, those were some very ludicrous leaders. Even as a ten-year-old, I knew how futile this exercise was. We do not have those desks today. We have no protection and no effort from our President to thwart these threats.

We have the potential for a nuclear attack from Russia, China, North Korea, and, thanks to Joe Biden, Iran. All are volatile and unpredictable actors, and we need to be proactive in ensuring that we never get to the point where a finger is poised above the detonator button. Nuclear war is not survivable and must be prevented before the first missile is airborne.

We had a preview of the panic we will face in 2018 in Hawaii. A text message and notice on all media formats went out to all island residents that they were under attack from an airborne missile and that this was not a drill. Absolute panic ensued as people took to the street to seek shelter, but there was none. Hawaii was about to be evaporated. This turned out to be a false alarm, but it opened our eyes. If a nuclear exchange were ever started, there would be no time to react and no place to take cover.

Where are all of you basement scientists that have called climate change an existential threat? John Kerry flies his private jet around the world, lecturing anyone he can why they should not fly. You better keep James Taylor close to sing to you should Putin hit the button. Greta has been yelling how dare you for years and has now turned her attention to bringing down capitalism. No need, Greta. Capitalism will be the least of your issues if Iran hits the switch. Al, you made a lot of money scaring people about the end of civilization if the temp goes up one degree. You will have all the degrees you can handle if North Korea drops one of its missiles on South Korea or Japan. Have any of you said anything about the nuclear threat to our existence? Absolutely not.

Our leaders do not recognize this genuinely existential threat. They are not strong enough to ensure that none of these evil leaders will dare escalate to nuclear. The President, Vice President, Secretaries of Defense, and State are all mum. All of them are over their heads, but they can take on Mega MAGAs or Big Oil all day long. They all better grow a set real soon and redirect their attention to the biggest threat we face. If they cannot, they better step aside and let the adults take over.