Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map

Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by earthtolazlo on Thursday August 10, 2017 @07:27AM (#14978577)

For what it's worth, the Midwest would be a prime target during a nuclear war due to its ICBM silos. There aren't many places far away from both population centers and military targets that could be considered safe. Maybe New Zealand.

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by mpweiher on Thursday August 10, 2017 @08:27AM (#14978918)

I live in Berlin. Used to be targeted by dozens if not over a hundred nukes. Bonus: from both sides.

So over quickly, rather than wasting away from fallout, nuclear winter and the complete and total collapse of civilization.

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by croon on Thursday August 10, 2017 @09:37AM (#14979461)

Exactly.

Would I like to be nuked? No.

Would I like to live out The Road or Mad Max (depending on your preference of atmosphere)? Doubly no.

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by blubb-fish on Thursday August 10, 2017 @11:49AM (#14980875)

The cynical truth, though, is that faced with that decision you'd still choose the second option.

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by mpweiher on Thursday August 10, 2017 @12:27PM (#14981310)

Nope, I really wouldn't. I am highly pain-averse. And the point of being targeted by 50+ nukes is that I wouldn't even have to make that choice :-)

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by ianai on Thursday August 10, 2017 @12:49PM (#14981599)

Weird, I've found a situation where my insane pain tolerance could help me. (From migraines)

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by daxfohl on Friday August 11, 2017 @03:44AM (#14987450)

With two kids, "the road" sounds tragically awesome. Okay awesome is the wrong word. But something. Blinking out of existence: ick.

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by croon on Friday August 11, 2017 @06:44AM (#14988266)

I'm sure that can change your outlook. My first child is scheduled for a fall release, might change my answer.

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by daxfohl on Saturday August 12, 2017 @04:55AM (#14997126)

Doesn't change right away, takes time. But somehow over the last 4.5 years it has. (Ask me before then, yeah absolutely blinking out is the way to go.) Then again, as always, ymmv. Congratulations.

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by mr_overalls on Thursday August 10, 2017 @11:17AM (#14980540)

Interesting article at DefenseOne about the Midwest as "nuclear sponge."

http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/02/welcome-americas-nuc...

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by molmalo on Thursday August 10, 2017 @07:31AM (#14978596)

Patagonia is more realistic.

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by tmsldd on Thursday August 10, 2017 @08:45AM (#14979019)

Not even... Falklands are just right there..

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by TazeTSchnitzel on Thursday August 10, 2017 @09:53AM (#14979630)

Inevitably any large population centre is going to have nearby military defences, so any large population centre is a target, right?

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by amatera on Thursday August 10, 2017 @11:14AM (#14980499)

With that many nuclear weapons existing... Who cares?

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Re:Nuke Map: Interactive Nuclear Bomb Map by TazeTSchnitzel on Thursday August 10, 2017 @02:06PM (#14982425)

(People wondering if they have a hope of survival by fleeing somewhere preëmptively, though I don't know if that's noble…)

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