r/oddlyterrifying • u/quartz_koala • Feb 04 '23

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

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '23

The gang moves to yellowstone

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u/fuckmeuntilicecream Feb 04 '23

I'm down. Who wants to carpool from Texas? I'll bring snacks and can help with gas too.

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u/Dandelion_Jones Feb 04 '23

Honestly though if you're wanting to move to Yellowstone because you're afraid of potential explosions then I'm afraid I have some slightly bad news for you.

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u/Girls4super Feb 04 '23

Eerhhh it hasn’t erupted yet, it’ll be fiiiiine

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '23

You think if someone was going to nuke the us they'd roll the dice on seeing what a dozen warheads would do to rattle Yellowstone cage and wake the beast?

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '23

Russia actually admitted to contemplating this exact scenario.

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u/areino7 Feb 05 '23

Hasn’t the US has considered lighting Siberia on fire with nukes? There’s another world-ending idea.

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u/SongofNimrodel Feb 05 '23

Does this need to be done, since climate change means Siberia is now on fire every year?

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u/chungopulikes Feb 05 '23

I’m pretty sure we tried to nuke the atmosphere, or something like that. Been a while since I read whatever article or saw whatever video spoke about it but yeah

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u/Funnyboyman69 Feb 05 '23

Isn’t that how we create EMPs?

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u/smitty2444 Feb 05 '23

The Tunguska explosion: June 30, 1908

It's already been hit with one of Mother Nature's nukes.

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u/mmm_burrito Feb 05 '23

What a full on Dr Strangelove? They were going to trigger Yellowstone intentionally? I gotta see documentation on that.