[Konvas] and the winner is......? (Barry Lyndon)

[Speedbirdmgh at aol.com]

Just want to add that the sixties were a very tense time especially in the  
UK as we were going to hit first.
 
Why?  Although, the UK had its own independent nuclear system which  was 
the Blue streak missile system which had to be launched from 60,000 feet  from 
the "V" bombers based at RAF Waddington and overseas bases. The "V" bombers 
 flew around the clock over the north sea fully armed every day of the 
year. The  whole of the east coast were lined with Bloodhound missiles, there  
were thousands of them, you could see them in the distance from the roads.  
Every day I saw huge white bombers flying up and down the UK. This went on 
for  years. Pictures appeared in papers nearly every day of Russian Bear 
bombers  being intercepted and their pictures taken with Hasselblads. The crews 
were  waving back at the cameras. Hundreds of nuclear bunkers were built all 
around  the UK, These are open to the public now as tourists attractions!  
Some are  a 1/4 mile under ground. The Russians were doing the same. What a 
wast of money.  I felt sorry for the Russian people, they were in the same 
position as us but  less informed. 
 
The Russians were particularly upset that there were so many USAF bases in  
the UK, even today there are numorous USAF airfields some with nuclear  
facilities. The US are using the UK as their first defence before anything  
happens in the US.  Today, we have submarines to do the dirty work, British  
built, British warheads but american missiles. It has given the world peace 
for  60 years so perhaps it had a use.
 
The Cuba crisis was bad but nothing like the cold war where everyday could  
be your last.
 
Kubrick took advantage of the situation and capitalised on it to make  
money. He is a great film maker but not a genius.
 
Rita
 
 
 
 
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