Nuclear Defense Systems

This morning on my way to work I was listening to NPR and they were reporting on the fact that villagers in Poland were upset about the proposed nuclear defense system that the United States want to build next to their town. I have read book after book in the past year that talks about the fact the nuclear defense systems are a security blanket for the masses (that's us) because THEY DO NOT WORK!!!! So in it's infinite wisdom our government is going to spend millions or possibly even trillions of dollars to install them in other countries, making those countries targets for our enemies. That's the way to build good will and better friendships.