blake murphy wrote:
>
> On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:47:52 -0600, Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > sf > wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:49:07 +0000, Burt Morgan
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>>With Russia spending many -billions- on rearmament and new nuclear weapons,
> >>>I
> >>>think it's time to clean out and make good the bomb shelter so that it's
> >>>ready
> >>>for the inevitable nuclear war. I'm now restocking it with new food.
> >>>
> >>>What would you guys suggest I stock my shelter with? Remember these goods
> >>>have
> >>>to have a real good shelf life and provide enough nutrition for a family of
> >>>four
> >>>for the duration.
> >>
> >> You're still fighting the cold war? Turn on the Tube, do some
> >> reading. North Korea and Pakistan are scarier.
> >
> > So is Iran.
>
> only if you enjoy being scared. none of those countries are even close to
> being able to attack the u.s. with nukes.

Yes, actually they are. N. Korea *may* have the capability to hit
California via a missile (might not be such a bad thing really),
Pakistan and Iran both have missiles that could easily hit US allies,
and all three could certainly deliver nukes to the US mainland via other
means.