KEN RUEGG
VICTIMIZED BY MILLIONS
TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              DEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Some have wondered what I would do if I had a job in government, and feel that I have hurt America.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              I have served the nation, and its government well, by revealing a situation of which I became aware, as a victim for more than thirty-two years. The argument that it was wrong to do so, because doing so caused damage, is similar to the idea that the Civil War should not have been fought, because of the extensive loss of life of combatants, thus allowing the dissolution of America, and the continuation of slavery in the Confederacy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                I must point out, that I am defending myself against murderers, by publishing this website as a last resort, self-preservation being the primary instinct in Man.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  In so doing, I have given to Humanity, in its journey through time, knowledge of the process of its continuing Evolution of Mind, if Humanity will only accept the gift.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    And I have reconciled the Theory of Evolution, with the concept of God.                                                                                                                                              I am 67 years old, and will be gone soon enough. This is not ultimately about myself. It is about what benefits others, by being of use to them.                                                                                                                                                 I would ask that what is on this website, be judged according to its own merits, without reference to any merits which I may have, and that copies of the contents be retained.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Despite disagreeing with you on certain points, Mr. President, I have watched you serve this nation, and the world, well. I would hope that, although in some lesser way, I have done likewise.                                                                                                                                                                    Your efforts to reverse the worldwide proliferation of nuclear weapons; your swift action on the economic crisis, preventing a real disaster; your conduct of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; your program to provide more Americans with much needed affordable healthcare coverage, and your efforts to persuade Congress to raise the minimum wage, both of which measures will benefit all Americans, are milestones of an extremely effective presidency. And you made Osama bin Laden pay for murdering thousands of American citizens, and citizens of other nations.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Regarding nuclear proliferation, I would be remiss not to point out, that the real problem with nuclear warfare, is the permeation of the global ecosystem with radiation, to such an extent, in the atmosphere, soil, and food chain, that Humanity would go extinct. Elements of that ecosystem circulate throughout the system. Radiation causes death, seriously harmful mutations in genes, sterility, decline in birthrate, birth defects, etc. It would also wipe out organisms upon which we depend for food, and poison us by permeating those consumed in our meals. Damage to single elements of ecosystems can wipe out entire systems. As "top omnivores", we are at the apex of the food chain. This means that radiation would concentrate most in what we must ingest to remain alive.                                                                                                                                                                 The exact number of nuclear detonations over targets, and their mega-tonages, necessary to do this, although incalculable, exists, and is far too rapidly being approached, if not already achieved, as nuclear weapons proliferate.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        A colonel at West Point, an expert on nuclear strategy, made the statement, "A nuclear war can't be won, but we have to try to win it!".                                                                                                                                                                                                     His unconscious assumption, everything he knows about warfare being based upon the study of conventional wars, which are always survivable by a part of the Human Race, is that a nuclear war will also be survivable by a part of that race, although under very difficult conditions. He knows that both sides lose in such a war, but assumes the survival of a limited number of people, who will continue the human experiment, and that their descendants will eventually recover, and rebuild Civilization, and flourish. He is conditioned by both his humanity, and his training, to see this.*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               A NUCLEAR WAR, AT SOME LEVEL OF DETONATIONS OF WARHEADS HAVING CERTAIN MEGA-TONAGES, IS UNSURVIVABLE BY THE HUMAN RACE.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         PRESENTLY EXISTING NUCLEAR ARSENALS MAY BE AT, OR ABOVE THAT LEVEL. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW. THE LEVEL ITSELF CANNOT BE DETERMINED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, and Kim Jong Un of North Korea, are intent upon forcing everyone on Earth, including themselves, to play Russian Roulette, with what may very well be fully loaded revolvers. Assuming that they will not do so, while both men aggressively pursue the necessary means, ignores the fact that such minds are warped in ways which cannot be understood. Their actions, consistent with their rhetoric, indicate their intent.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Sincerely,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Kenneth K. Ruegg                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Bachelor of Arts, Teacher of Science                                                                                                                                                                                     (my formal training includes 9 years of                                                          study at the college and university                                                                levels, mostly in the sciences**)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           *current nuclear war scenarios (2018) describe complete elimination of electrical systems worldwide, due to nuclear detonations in the upper atmosphere; blast and heat effects from warheads hitting land-based targets; and five years of "nuclear winter", caused by the release of particles into the atmosphere, partially blocking sunlight. The models predict the survival of between 1,000 to 10,000 humans, living off the land in rural and wilderness areas, without electricity, out of the total present world population of more than 7.6 billion people.                                                                                                                                                   The models neglect the fact that all areas, including rural and wilderness habitats, would be thoroughly permeated with lethal radiation for a very long time, considering the known half-lives of nuclear elements used in warheads, if enough such weapons were detonated.                                                                                                                                                       The global ecosystem would be damaged beyond its ability to recover. There would be massive extinctions of species. All human life would perish. The two opposing military alliances of superpowers presently confronting each other, are expanding and improving their nuclear arsenals. In the event of an all-out nuclear war, Humanity will go extinct! KKR, Sept. 15, 2024.                                                                                                                                                                                             **see "my credentials", under "contact".                                                                                                                                                                                        See "A NOTE ON ANTI-MATTER", under "home"; "FALLING ON YOUR SWORDS TOGETHER - THE MATHEMATICS OF THE EXTINCTION PROBLEM", under "about"; and "morality over time", under "contact.                                                                                                                                          Also see the **** footnote on "GLOBAL WARMING" at the bottom of "variation in species", under "contact".