Kathryn: After I posted yesterday on how New York City still has 42 Russian
nukes targeted on it, I got a number of emails from readers telling me that
back in the warmer phases of the Cold War — 1950s & 1960s — Americans took
a good deal of pride in the nuke-worthiness of their home towns and places
of residence. People would boast: “Oh, we’re a prime target, you know…”
This strikes me as admirable — kin to the pride London Cockneys showed
after a particularly ferocious blitz. (“Cor, we didn’t ‘arf cop it last
night!”)
So, to any readers who live within lethal-blast radius of Site R:
Congratulations!