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Mutually Assured Destruction: MAD
henever someone thinks about or speaks about Vlad-
mir Putin, President of Russia, using nuclear weapons, they are literally talking about the end of the world as we know it.
Nuclear weapons are the most dangerous weapons on earth. Radioactivity from just one nuclear bomb can destroy an entire city, kill millions of people, destroy living plants and animals, and can destroy the health and lives of future gen- erations. The long-term effects of nuclear weapons would be so catastrophic that any survivors will begin to consider death as a blessing.
Indeed, the global climate would become so disrupted that hunger would cover entire continents. The blast from one bomb would kill everything over a large area as a result of the blast, heat, and nuclear radiation which could be spread by winds to surrounding states and countries.
The blast from a bomb is similar to air blast effects of dy- namite and other explosives. Shock waves from nuclear ex- plosions can rupture eardrums or lungs, can hurl bodies at speeds (100 mph) high enough to kill, can collapse tall build- ings and send debris flying at speeds fast enough to maim and kill. Radioactive particles produced during a blast will con- taminate the air, soil, water, people and our food supply.
The radioactive waste from used reactor fuel and other radioactive wastes can cause long term health problems and mutation changes to our genetic makeup. The radiation ef- fects can last for years by cooling the atmosphere, shorter growing seasons, and disruption of food chains and supply.
Restoring infrastructure needs --- health-care facilities, banking, trade, schools, communications, hospitals, trans- portation --- can take decades. Imagine trying to replace the city of New York from leveled ground. Of concern is the im- pact of nuclear testing done during the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s and the health results of populations living near the nuclear testing sites which show the lingering effects of the ionizing radiation still active more than 30 years later.
There is no doubt that President Biden knows that if a nu- clear war takes place it would begin the end of the world. Any world leader who would consider, threaten, or use nuclear weapons would be a danger not only to plant earth, but would indeed be a danger to the entire solar system and universe. It would take 30 to 24,000 years for radioactive matter to decay.
Therefore, knowing all that we know about nuclear war, is there any doubt that the war should be called “mutual as- sured destruction” by all sane human beings?
FYI
Filmmaker Will Packer Will Produce The Oscar Ceremony Featuring Beyoncé
St. Petersburg native son Will Packer is producing the 2022 Oscars. The noted film maker announced on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, that superstar Be- yoncé will perform “Be Alive” from “King Richard” at the 2022 Oscars.
Joining the superstar will be Billie Eilish, FINNEAS, Reba McEntire, and Seba- sián Yatra, who are all nomi- nees for original song. Beyoncé is a first-time nominee.
Packer is a graduate of St. Pe- tersburg High School and is a proud and vocal alum of Florida A&M University. He and Shayla Cowan will helm the event as the first all-black producing team for the nominal event.
The Oscar ceremony will be televised on Sunday, March 27,
WILL PACKER
2022, at 8:00pm on ABC-TV. “The Oscars for too long have felt like it’s just this kind of insi- der event and not an entertain- ment event for movie lovers
everywhere,” Packer said.
Rhea Law Becomes First USF Graduate To Become President
Zoom Financial Series
BY MONIQUE STAMPS Sentinel Staff Writer
On Saturday, March 26, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., the Tampa (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorpo- rated continues its Financial Education Seminar Series – Fi- nancial Freedom: Wealth Pro- tection with another important focus – long term health care coverages and protections.
The series is designed to bring economic freedom and knowl- edge to African American com- munities.
The Zoom meeting infor- mation is:
Financial Freedom: Wealth Protection March 26, 2022 |
10 AM Eastern https://us02web.zoom.us/
RHEA LAW
On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, the University of South Florida’s board of trustees se- lected interim president Rhea Law, a USF alumna who became a high-profile
lawyer in Tampa.
After several town hall ap-
pearances and interviews, trustees chose Law over Jef- frey Talley, a former chief of the U.S. Army Reserve.
Mike Griffin, who chai- red the search committee, had nominated Law to take the position.
The nomination must be approved by
the Florida Board of Gover- nors, which oversees the State University System. They will vote next week.
Law was appointed to the interim post by trustee Will Weatherford after former USF President Steve Cu- rrall stepped down last July.
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