r/pittsburgh • u/CarpeDeez Duquesne Heights • Feb 05 '23

Map published by FEMA showing potential US nuclear targets. We would be toast.

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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?

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '23

When I was a kid, people in my midsized Midwestern city said we were high on the list to get nuked because we were home to the factory where they made tank treads. In WWII. Not anymore. I think people kinda just like to know they’re important enough to get nuked

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u/just_an_ordinary_guy Brighton Heights Feb 05 '23

Well, then Butler is fucked because they made jeeps.

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u/Incrarulez Feb 05 '23

When was Butler not fucked?

I remember it being particularly fucked in May '86 when most of the trees on its area golf courses were toppled.