tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27198614.post115712034559971337..comments2023-05-27T08:44:53.199+00:00Comments on Blog virgin: Cold WarAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14170492581566652759noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27198614.post-1157474810524077622006-09-05T16:46:00.000+00:002006-09-05T16:46:00.000+00:00Fingers crossed, not in my or mine lifetimesFingers crossed, not in my or mine lifetimesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170492581566652759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27198614.post-1157459596975840602006-09-05T12:33:00.000+00:002006-09-05T12:33:00.000+00:00That was exactly the point I was trying to make. W...That was exactly the point I was trying to make. We didn't blow ourselves up back then, but it can still happen. And probably will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27198614.post-1157451395074544402006-09-05T10:16:00.000+00:002006-09-05T10:16:00.000+00:00We mustn't assume that Hitler was a one off. Look ...We mustn't assume that Hitler was a one off. Look at Saddam Hussain and what he would have done had he a nuclear device at his disposal. Look at Iran.<BR/><BR/>I too used to live in fear of being atomised as a teenager.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170492581566652759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27198614.post-1157201172387190712006-09-02T12:46:00.000+00:002006-09-02T12:46:00.000+00:00What an interesting post that was. Very thought pr...What an interesting post that was. Very thought provoking. I'll definitely have to pop in next time I'm out that way.<BR/><BR/>kp: "...Thank goodness we all saw sense and didn't blow ourselves to bits!!..."<BR/><BR/>It isn't as if it can't still happen, though, is it? Obviously the threat isn't as great anymore, but I wonder what Hitler would have done had he had today's weapons as his disposition. Doesn't bare thinking about!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27198614.post-1157136535119984162006-09-01T18:48:00.000+00:002006-09-01T18:48:00.000+00:00CarolThanks for such an evocative post.I too was a...Carol<BR/><BR/>Thanks for such an evocative post.<BR/><BR/>I too was a child of that era and can remember the feeling of worry and fear, once I became aware of what was happening in the world.<BR/><BR/>This was bought home to me a couple of years ago, when I was chatting to mum, who told me the cuban missile crisis had caused her great worry (especially with two small kids).<BR/><BR/>Thank goodness we all saw sense and didn't blow ourselves to bits!!Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646353241756813593noreply@blogger.com