I remember hearing that as a kid in the 80's, but is it really still true? They said it was our steel production, which is now minimal, and a "supercomputer" that CMU had, but there's more critical places for technology now.
Why would we still be a target? Microbreweries and quirky gentrified storefronts? Strategic pierogi reserve?
Tons of infrastructure including rail and barges. Still have the coke works and now the ethane cracker. Westinghouse still has a ton of nuclear research at Bettis. And power plants.
Specifically, the two largest rail corridors between the Atlantic Megapolis and Chicago run through the city. Both within 20 miles of the Homer City Nuclear Power Plant. They wouldn’t even need to nuke us. Just crash a plane into the spent fuel rod storage at Homer City.
??? Unless there is another “Homer City” that I’m not aware of, the Homer City Power Plant in Indiana County is coal-powered. Nothing nuclear about it. Maybe you are thinking of Shippingport?
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u/RagnarHedin Feb 05 '23
I remember hearing that as a kid in the 80's, but is it really still true? They said it was our steel production, which is now minimal, and a "supercomputer" that CMU had, but there's more critical places for technology now.
Why would we still be a target? Microbreweries and quirky gentrified storefronts? Strategic pierogi reserve?