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Our journalist brings her unique details and information to the prosecutor as the final stages of the internal investigation are underway. Many in the public want a singular person to blame, but the reality is that this crisis was a result of many policies in place that by design put us at a greater risk and threat. A courtroom drama and cross debate lay the facts on the table and challenge the thinking and realities of real military policies that made this possible:

Hair Trigger Alert and Launch on Warning

US nuclear weapons were locked and loaded and could be fired before the US even knew if it had been hit.

Nuclear First Use

US relies on the threat of using nuclear weapons first, and the disastrous effect this would have in the fog of an escalating crisis with North Korea fearing destruction.

 

Sole Authority

At the time of crisis it was the President’s individual action informed by a coterie of military personnel relying on poor evidence that could make the fateful decisions for so many innocent civilians.

This, with a single false alarm, adverse weather conditions, elevated geopolitical tensions, came together to spark nuclear war. The reality is that the outdated and faulty nuclear policies are what's to blame.

Denouement

Reflection, the cost of progress, and a small victory. In a true democracy we all must carry the burden of responsibility for our policies. To choose ignorance and avoidance is to abdicate the responsibilities of a republic. The concluding rallying cry is to engage and not lean away from the big problems in the world. If we tackle them together then they won’t be so large.