On this the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis that brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union way too close to starting a nuclear war, it was great being in the street in Salinas, California outside of our Congressperson, Jimmy Panetta’s office. I participated in the protest with the Peace Coalition of Monterey County, Veterans for Peace Chapter 46, and the Defuse Nuclear War coalition. Once again we find ourselves needing to bring a call for sensible and strong leadership when we are way too close to being in a nuclear war.