CIA Director Purchasing Nuclear Fallout Insurance?

The Onion Daily, features a story about, "CIA Director Michael Hayden purchasing nuclear-attack insurance, paying a $100,000 monthly premium for his homes in suburban Washington, Pittsburgh, and near Cheyenne Mountain, CO." Check out the whole story here.

This is a scary prospect, but I have a couple questions for Hayden and other top officials:

1. If we do have a nuclear attack what makes you think you will survive to collect the insurance?

2. Do you really think there will be an insurance company to collect from? If we were involved in a nuclear attack it would, without a doubt, wreak major havoc on our economy. Insurance companies would be hard hit, just look at their attempts not to pay hurricane victims in New Orleans. You could also look at the effects September 11^th has had on the insurance industry.

3. It is a little scary that your main concern seems to be for your material belongings. What about the rest of the US?

4. At $100,000 a month it would not take long to pay for a property, even a pricey one. What insider information would you like to share with the rest of the world?

5. Do you think a nuclear attack is so likely, you are willing to purchase insurance to protect yourself and your property? How do you recommend the rest of us should react to this news?

According to the article at least 35 top ranking government officials have purchased similar policies. What does that mean for the rest of us? Should we be asking why? What is the reason behind it? What do they know that the rest of the world should know? Check out the article and post your feelings below. What is your take on top government officials buying nuclear fallout insurance?

I am normally a person who does not get excited about many things. This article concerns me. Do government officials really think they can suddenly purchase nuclear fallout insurance and the rest of the world will not notice? How are Americans going to react to this news? Will we go on about our daily lives, or will there be a panicked reaction? I will be watching this story very closely over the next few days. Maybe our government officials have run out of other things to spend their money on, and this is the latest trend? "The Smith's purchased nuclear fallout insurance, lets go buy some for ourselves, maybe they know something we don't know?"