LBJ's statement on 1st Chinese nuke test (1964) shows what a non-hysterical, non-blustering US response looks like: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=26615 pic.twitter.com/HiGu56X8KG
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The rhetorical structure is strikingly sane: 1. we were watching, not surprised, 2. we aren't panicked, 3. we reaffirm commitment to allies
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4. they are still in their nuclear infancy, 5. even when they do get more, we still feel safe and secure, because we have strength,
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6. the proper response is sadness at the great expenditures of resources by a poor state, 7. we will continue to pursue disarmament & peace,
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8. I am talking to all our experts from various departments on these matters and not just winging it (obviously). Essentially.
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And it is perhaps just worth noting: LBJ's judgment on foreign matters obviously not perfect. His personality was quite crude. Etc. And yet.
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