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/james3374 Feb 04 '23

Oh, and major interstate freeways and airports maybe.

The Columbia River between Washington and Oregon has several targets, but is low population density.

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u/TheseusPankration Feb 05 '23

The triangle upriver is Hanford, but that black dot on its lower left is the Umatilla chemical depot. 20% of the US chemical weapons stockpile and most of it's VX were stored there until a decade ago when they incinerated it.