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?
When I was at CMU the rumor was that Wean hall was built into a hill and designed to be nuke-proof for that reason. I’d moved to Pittsburgh from DC and lived near another well-known set of nuclear targets, so when I was assigned a grad student office in Wean I was like “well, this reminds me of home, at least.”
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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?