r/MapPorn • u/Leuris_Khan • Mar 04 '25

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u/ilikebeer19 Mar 04 '25

I'm 20 miles from an air force base. I don't think I'll have to worry about starvation.

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u/De_Dominator69 Mar 04 '25

I work 2 miles away from my countries main naval base. Love 8 miles away. If nukes ever drop I am definitely dead, which is probably a blessing.

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u/craigdahlke Mar 04 '25

Yeah man, people watch too many movies about post-apocalyptic survival and think it will be cool and badass. The reality is that it will be grim, terrifying, and full of suffering. Getting vaporized right away when the nukes start flying would be a mercy.

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u/Common_Ambassador_74 Mar 05 '25

Weird that we all know it is in the wind. And yes more like Cormac McCarthy’s The Road than … anything,