poliphilo | A Disagreement About Nukes

There was a chap in my dreams I was sure I'd known in school (only now I can't place him.) He was very tall in the dream and wearing a military uniform and gave the impression of being wet behind the ears. I said nuclear weapons- were "disgusting phallic toys for immature schoolboys" and he took it badly, decided I was a dangerous subversive and tried to trap me by surrounding the courtyard I was in with a wall of canvas. However I was able to slip under the canvas and escape. As I was running away I met up with my antagonist's commanding officer (played by Robert Ryan) - and he wholly agreed with my opinion of nukes- and called off the pursuit....