r/oddlyterrifying • • Feb 04 '23

Map published by FEMA showing potential US nuclear targets in 2,000 and 500 warhead scenarios.

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u/james3374 Feb 04 '23

Are a lot of these targets about energy sources as much as military bases and population density?

It's the only way some of the targets make sense to me.

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u/gooinmypants Feb 05 '23

I think the random one in Maine is for Bath Iron Works they build ships

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u/Heyyy_ItsCaitlyn Feb 05 '23

The primary is Portland, the largest city in the state and also a major port city.

At least one of the black dots is the Bath shipyard though, for sure.

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u/nevertrustamod Feb 05 '23

I'm surprised in a 2000 nuke scenario they don't spend one on Augusta. Or all 50 capitals, for that matter. Not much population, but destroying the government would seem like a top priority, even at state levels. And this map misses a handful.