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The Concern: Vladimir Putin’s risk to make use of nuclear weapons to maintain “annexed” Ukrainian territory.
President Biden recalled the Cuban Missile Disaster, evaluating Russia’s potential first use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine to the 1962 risk confronted by the Kennedy administration (“The President’s Perilous Mouth,” Editorial, Oct. 8).
Ignoring the recklessness of Biden’s remarks, it’s noteworthy to check how two US presidents introduced and reacted to the specter of nuclear warfare.
President John Kennedy soberly addressed the nation and the world with proof of the build-up whereas saying preliminary steps that resulted in a naval blockade of Cuba to forestall additional Soviet supply of weaponry.
Biden made his announcement throughout a fundraiser with Democratic donors. He then went to his Delaware seashore home. It’s getting unhappy.
Tim Greene
Singer Island, Fla.
Given Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats, we have now just one course — and that's to withdraw all assist from Ukraine instantly and depart to a later administration the duty of choosing up the items, serving to the struggling and controlling aggressors.
I doubt Biden even is aware of what “Armageddon” means. The remainder of us don't wish to discover out.
Helaine L. Smith
Manhattan
There Biden goes once more, making issues worse by utilizing hyperbole — on this occasion, ratcheting up Putin’s calculated risk of nukes as a prelude to Armageddon.
Biden’s unfastened language fed proper into the bully’s bluff. All he needed to say was any use of WMD’s by Putin would bounce again on his authoritarian regime.
James Hyland
Beechhurst
Putin won't ever tolerate a traditional struggle loss. If he foresees shedding this Ukraine struggle, he'll go nuclear. To assume in any other case is abject lunacy.
Greater than possible, tactical nuclear weapons will probably be concerned, however his deployment of strategic forces towards america and NATO nations will not be out of the query.
As an alternative of supplying extra navy assist to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and inflaming this case to what conceivably might grow to be a nightmarish conflagration, President Biden and his United Nations buddies ought to facilitate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. And do that now.
Earl Beal
Terre Haute, Ind.
The Concern: Dr. Stanley Goldfarb’s piece on the dire affect of decrease requirements in medical schooling.
I wish to agree with Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, however the issue is that this nation’s greatest and brightest aren't going into medication (“Cause To Worry MDs of the Future,” PostOpinion, Oct. 6).
They're going to Wall Road and to Silicon Valley. And you'll hardly blame them. The highway to turning into a doctor is just too lengthy, and the reward is shrinking.
My contemporaries who select Wall Road are retiring, whereas those who turned noble docs are nonetheless paying loans.
One thing has to present to draw the perfect individuals. Possibly disposing of natural chemistry is a begin.
Daniel S. Lehman
White Plains
Commonplace-lowering is turning into commonplace. It has been taking place in our colleges, fireplace and police departments.
Arduous work is a factor of the previous. The medical career requires self-discipline, intricate pondering, understanding of chemical guidelines and drawback fixing.
It is a profession that saves lives. The concept race ought to even be thought-about is abhorrent.
Most cancers remedy, placing out burning buildings and addressing violent crime require clever, problem-solving and brave individuals.
M. Musolino
Staten Island
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