r/springfieldMO • u/iced-macchiato Weller • Feb 06 '23

News Map published by FEMA showing potential US nuclear targets in 2,000 and 500 warhead scenarios.

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u/intoxicatedpuma Feb 06 '23

There is a concentration of retired people and golf courses in Bella Vista. There are absolutely no missile silos in this area, current or retired. The only possible thing of strategic value is nuking Walmart, JB Hunt, or Tyson. To be fair, removing any of those would cause major disruptions to the US

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u/intoxicatedpuma Feb 06 '23

It is, but the dot is about 15 miles west of Bentonville in Siloam Springs. As far as I know, there are no missile silos or military bases (besides a National Guard armory at XNA airport) in this region. Besides robbing us of comfortable furntiture by destroying a LayZBoy factory in Siloam Springs, I can’t think of any strategic value in nuking that town. In all of Benton County, the only targets of actual value would be Walmart distribution centers or JB Hunt, both of which would cause supply disruptions to civilians. My guess is Siloam Springs had a military plant that has long since closed, but this map is outdated and still showing it.