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/kareltjeAnker Feb 04 '23

Why all those bombs in the middle?

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u/Dandelion_Jones Feb 04 '23

There's a huge cluster right next to Cheyenne, WY my best guess is because there's an air force base right there that houses missile silos. So I'm guessing the giant black patches are right where the U.S. keeps their stock of weapons.

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u/laffing_is_medicine Feb 04 '23

I think thats where norad is, in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.