My 3 Words # 40

Nuclear weapon test Union (yield 6.9 Mt) on Bikini Atoll. The test was part of the Operation Castle. Suomi: Ydinkoe Union (räjähdysvoima 6.9 Mt) Bikinin atollilla. Testi oli osa Operaatio Castlea. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

History teaches us that

Neighboring countries eye

Each other with

Automatic uspicion

Stockpiling containers

Filled with death

Borders wired by

Hair-trigger sensors.
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In response to 3 Words 20131014: day 287.
Today’s words: history, neighbors, automatic, sensor, container. Emily

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