Letters to the Editor: Now who is ducking, covering?
Don Morrison Bismarck When I was young, our school in Minot had a drill. We would crouch down under our desks and put our hands above our heads to practice how to survive in case of a nuclear attack. It was called “duck and cover.” It was the height of the Cold War and we were preparing against the possibility of the Soviet Union launching nuclear missiles at us. North Dakota was Ground Zero because we had bombers and fighters – as well as a couple hundred nuclear-tipped missiles located in bunkers under our topsoil. That meant the Russians would hit us first. ...
