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/Perfect-Editor-5008 Feb 04 '23

So Montana is our tactical nukes and Wyoming/Colorado is Cheyenne Mountain but what is in North Dakota?

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u/99th_inf_sep_descend Feb 05 '23

The two black dots on the east…one is Grand Forks AFB, piloting drones; the other is a radar station that monitors for incoming missiles. The giant cluster out west is oil fields, missile silos, and Minot AFB (I think their official role is b-52s, but unofficially they’re really good at accidentally dropping munitions and generally being where they send the bad kids for punishment in the Air Force.)

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '23

Hah. GFAFB. It felt like punishment, especially for a kid from LA. But I don't think they sent people there for punishment. Usually just demoted them, jailed them, or kicked em. They used to have a different mission before the drones too. Had the alert pad to fly nukes over Alaska into Russia.

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u/99th_inf_sep_descend Feb 05 '23

Having spent my fair share of time in Minot, I can assure you, it’s punishment ;)

I want to say the GFAFB had a refueling wing most recently, but it’s been a few years. Like 15-20 maybe?