> We feared an accidental launch, For a while I stood sentry at a post that, I always felt, was a candidate for attack. At least, we had a bomb shelter and d

> We feared an accidental launch, For a while I stood sentry at a post that, I always felt, was a candidate for attack. At least, we had a bomb shelter and drilled on relocating, and living in that thing. At 03:00 on cold mornings I wondered if, looking up, I'd see the re-entry glow on a warhead.