1651339592 Putin has nuclear weapons and there is nothing you can

Putin has nuclear weapons and there is nothing you can do about it

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow, Russia on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.  (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow on March 29. (Mikhail Klimentyev / Associated Press)

About the editor: I was a teenager in 1962 when the Cuban Missile Crisis threatened nuclear war. I remember the dread I felt hearing adults discuss the politics of it all. (“Russia Increases Nuclear Tensions as Ukraine Allies Pledge More Weapons,” April 26)

Now I’m the adult in the room speaking about the dilemma of the nuclear threat facing the world. I’m more attuned to the politics of the situation now.

The fear is still there, but mixed with a great deal of anger because humanity’s existence is in the hands of a few boys with their toys. My bomb is bigger than yours.

And I can’t help it.

Rod Lawrence, Los Angeles

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About the editor: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Kyiv was just a ruse. He is keen to annex the separatist areas in eastern Ukraine that are populated with ethnic Russians.

To demonstrate how much Russia loves them, he demolishes their cities and murders the civilian population. Makes sense?

Mary Rouse, Los Angeles

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About the editor: Putin has made a diabolical and appalling assessment of the West, which he sees as extremely weak. The West worries about what action to take or not, when and if Putin will use nuclear weapons.

Newsflash: It’s happening right before our eyes, but slowly. Putin achieves the same results as a tactical nuclear bomb, decimating cities over a period of weeks rather than the instant that would otherwise evoke a unified response.

The Western response is synonymous with the failed appeasement policies that lulled much of the world into a false sense of security in the years leading up to World War II.

As we recognize that we are already engaged in a “war to end all wars,” hopefully our leaders will have learned from the mistakes of the 20th century and understand exactly what needs to be done to avert a reign of terror.

James Maddox, Los Angeles

This story originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.