It is also important to know what to do in the event of a nuclear strike, here or elsewhere. Because that may be the world that we are entering into. But rather than aim our efforts at disabling all nukes (ain't gonna happen)... we should take that effort and WARN about nukes, and let people know the solution: Jesus Christ. The solution is to proclaim the united peace that can only happen through respect toward individuals... and Jesus Christ (an individual Who came as the image of the Father, and then allowed himself to be sacrificed for his enemies) is the only way to lead men toward brotherly love. It is the message of Jesus Christ (Who He Is) that is the solution to war.

Tyler, I also fear nuclear weapons as you do. But it is impossible to wind back the clock. The technology is out there...and as long as you have large corporations or large state governments... you will have people developing nuclear weapons. They CAN'T be rolled back, because the interests perpetuating them are too large. But there WILL come a day when our swords are beat into plowshares, and people will learn war no more. WHY? Because the kings of the earth will be brought into submission to Christ, as more and more of their populations are FREELY CONVERTED into Christ's body. Look at it this way: what if Hitler or the USSR had nuclear weapons, and the US never did? Do you think that HITLER or the USSR would have shown as much restraint as the US has????? No. Because the ideology that is in the HEART of PEOPLE matters most. It's the finger that holds the trigger that we must find a way to witness to. Not the trigger. There is practically no way to avoid nuclear disaster, aside from the checks & balances between nations, at this point. The only other alternative (that will ultimately win) is missionary activity aimed at people's hearts.

What we DON'T need is a single-issue group out there confusing people. We don't need people "standing in the gap." We need people to work within the emergency preparedness system that the government already coordinates. We take our emergency preparedness very seriously in my state of Florida and this is the sort of civil defense that is precisely what we should encourage the government to do properly. Contrary to the claim that "nothing is being done" to prepare the public for a nuclear attack, the KnowShelter website itself links to a 135-page document put out in 2010 by the National Security Staff Interagency Policy Coordination Subcommittee for Preparedness & Response to Radiological and Nuclear Threats, which states, just as the KnowShelter group advocates, that "Without pre-incident knowledge, people will be more likely to follow the natural instinct to run from danger, potentially exposing themselves to fatal doses of radiation that could have been avoided by sheltering. Planners must foster a public that is informed and empowered to make effective decisions for the safety of themselves and those around them." That's precisely why federal, state, and local emergency preparedness officials have, in the almost 20 years since Hurricane Andrew, been teaching about which threats/disasterws require evacuation and which threats/disasters require "sheltering in place." If you think the coordinated system could be improved, then get involved in that system. It encourages public-private partnerships. But, to falsely claim that "nothing is being done" is just irresponsible.

Raymond and E Harris, thanks for your engagement, and I do hope you'll share Know Shelter with your communities. Unfortunately, nuclear weapons are no defense against nuclear terrorists, who cannot be deterred. This is why such a wide variety of national security experts -- like George Shultz, President Reagan's Secretary of State -- are at the vanguard of the campaign to abolish all nuclear weapons. You can see the op-eds he authored with Henry Kissinger, William Perry, and Sam Nunn here: http://twofuturesproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/WSJ-opeds.pd f Theologically speaking, either the Christian faith has something to say about the conduct of war and security, or it doesn't. I think the former. A brief summary of the theological rationale for elimination is here: http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2010/04/why_conser vative_christians_should_support_a_21st_century_nuclear_security_agenda.htm l

I agree with you, Raymond. Aside from preparedness...the best thing that we can do is ideologically oppose Islam and find ways to reach in with evangelistic faith in the God of the Scriptures. Bombs are bombs, guns are guns... what matters is the ideology and self-restraint of the hand that holds them!