Randy Cassingham's Blog

Without going into detail as to exactly when, how, or where I saw this, I had the privilege of going into an active nuclear missile control center once. These are the underground bunkers that the people who launch the missile live in for weeks at a time, isolated from the rest of the world. As is common in the military, the site was identified by an alpha-numeric code. This one happened to be a J-site, and "J" in militarese is pronounced Juliet.

As I rode the elevator down to the lower levels, I noticed a beautiful painting on the wall akin to an English castle, replete with climbing vines, overlooking a lush countryside. Above what appeared to be the first blush of dawn creeping over the horizon were the immortal words:

"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun."

As the elevator continued to descend the light on the horizon was revealed to be a mushroom cloud in all its terrible glory.

If we're going to preserve a missile site, let's preserve that one!