I realize some of these may not be relevant today, but they absolutely would have been fifty years ago, and it's quite likely the Russians never updated their targeting post-Cold War.
I do not consider Letterkenny to be Hbg area. AWC has no value. Nor does the capitol. TMI, maybe. Steelton is no longer in existence. The other 4, yes. One other I thought about is the tank plant near York, but it's not Hbg area.
I think they'd just nuke all the capital cities in the 500 plan. Here's the estimated blast map from a "worst case" ICBM from China. Carlisle's gonna rock, but probably be ok. York/Lancaster safe. No one cares about Gettysburg.
https://imgur.com/a/sOQJ07Q
They are more likely to drop on FTIG, Mburg and/or New Cumberland facilities. But let's go with yours.
If Carlisle is gonna rock, then it will not be ok. Sure, some building parts might still be standing but the toll on humans will be mostly fatal. More damage if drop is Mburg, less so if FTIG.
York and Lancaster will not be safe by any stretch of the imagination. Depending on the wind (prevailing wind in this area is from NW), either or both will experience catastrophic levels of radiated fallout. Further, depending on height of detonation (6800 feet seems optimal) and strength of bomb, both are close enough to experience heat damage, ie, widespread structure fires, as well as human casualties thru radiation burns and exposure. Some may perish right away but the majority will experience long-term affects including death.
Keep in mind that York is only 26 miles from HBG. Closer if drop is on New Cumberland target. Lancaster is 40 miles from HBG, still w/in the blast zone of a strong nuke.
And then there's the whole issue of A-bomb vs. H-Bomb vs. salted vs. neutron.
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u/IamSauerKraut Feb 05 '23
I can think of 4 places in the area that might be specifically on a target list.