The symbolism was obvious, and humiliating: we had gone from being the nation’s defenders to being the hunted. This meant huddling in convoys under armed escort while traveling to and from bunkers. In the aftermath of the attacks, our nuclear forces were given all sorts of added protection against possible attacks on the bases. Indeed, the Minuteman launching crews were “locked down” at their bunkers for 96 hours. Despite having the most destructive weapons ever invented at its hands, our military was powerless to deter, disrupt, punish or destroy this new type of adversary. He was serving on nuclear alert at a Minuteman missile bunker deep under the Great Plains. 11, 2001, few probably felt the same level of frustration as one of us, Brian Weeden. WHILE most Americans were horrified and angered by the attacks on the morning of Sept.
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