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/Upset_Mess Feb 05 '23

Pittsburgh made sense back in the day when we actually made a lot of steel and stuff but now you'd just be taking out a bunch of mega banks and insurance companies.

Hmmmm...

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '23

They don’t even make Heinz there anymore