Here is my interpretation garnered by breaking down the metaphors line by line. I agree that the point of view is from a US government/military official.
Verse 1:
Everybody wants to have fun in safety
No one wants to take part in the work that creates the safety
Protestors don't understand that their right to protest needs to be defended.
Verse 2:
My (USA) motivation is of the natural,
and of love,
and freedom.
Defending freedom is a good excuse to go to war.
Verse 3:
Wish we had newer fancier weapons,
louder declarations of might,
one big final weapon
then the USSR would give up and we could both stop stockpiling
Chorus:
Calling the USSR's bluff
let's give each other these gifts
in this nuclear environment that we are growing and cultivating
Verse 4:
The psychologist's work is in response to the mindset driving the tasks given to the scientists
The author doesn't think his mind needs to be cared for.
Verse 5:
Gorbachev should be nervous,
he has his own stockpile,
the communist party will not back down.
Bridge:
The official is playing with lives, but he is out of touch with the common citizen
His decisions are being made from a literal and figurative bunker.
Here is my interpretation garnered by breaking down the metaphors line by line. I agree that the point of view is from a US government/military official.
Verse 1: Everybody wants to have fun in safety No one wants to take part in the work that creates the safety Protestors don't understand that their right to protest needs to be defended.
Verse 2: My (USA) motivation is of the natural, and of love, and freedom. Defending freedom is a good excuse to go to war.
Verse 3: Wish we had newer fancier weapons, louder declarations of might, one big final weapon then the USSR would give up and we could both stop stockpiling
Chorus: Calling the USSR's bluff let's give each other these gifts in this nuclear environment that we are growing and cultivating
Verse 4: The psychologist's work is in response to the mindset driving the tasks given to the scientists The author doesn't think his mind needs to be cared for.
Verse 5: Gorbachev should be nervous, he has his own stockpile, the communist party will not back down.
Bridge: The official is playing with lives, but he is out of touch with the common citizen His decisions are being made from a literal and figurative bunker.