Re:Nukemap
by aerostable_slug on Friday March 11, 2022 @04:16PM
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This is correct. Based on public statements, the record appears to be the Russian Don-2N battle management radar facility: in the 1998 revision of the SIOP, it had 69 consecutive warheads dedicated to its destruction [0].
[0] https://web.archive.org/web/20201111203417/https://journals....
Unless you are far far away (like NZ or Aus) you are better off dying instantly. Even far away, and even if there is no nuclear winter sort of result, the radiation and effects are likely get you as well. Volcanic dust can be pretty widespread (Krakatoa is likely bigger than all the nukes we have) but it's far more localized unlike a general nuclear exchange, plus the dust is likely to be both radioactive and contain all sorts of nasty volatilized chemicals.
The number of missiles and warheads available are very high, and planners identify all sorts of targets and assign priority, etc. I would imagine that factored into that are significant operational failures, operators who refuse to act, etc.
I’d assume any military significant site, current or former industrial target, interesting infrastructure, etc would be targeted multiple times. In an area like NYC, Boston, DC, SFO, forget it. If you didn’t get vaporized, you’d probably wish you did.