IF advocates of the United States' access to bases of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and US deployment of intermediate-range missiles prove the above headline unduly alarmist, this writer would be most thankful.

But just in case one is not mistaken, here are documented developments pointing to grave dangers from Washington's plans to weaponize our country. And if the peril of nuclear attack is real, then the AFP must act to safeguard Filipinos, especially many millions in and near bases and missile sites, not only as its patriotic duty but also in divinely decreed compassion.