I actually just recently read a report from the late 80s that discussed a couple of scenarios and likely distribution of nuclear targets in each one.
The best case scenario (in the context of a full scale nuclear war with Russia) was a couple hundred successfully detonated strikes. The eastern seaboard, and all the metropolitan areas on the west coast were smoking holes in the ground. Pretty much anywhere with a sufficiently large military base, or significant government presence was on the "likely destroyed" list. There were a lot of random inland areas, which I assumed were targeting silos.
Basically, even in the 400 bomb scenario, the Boise field office of the IRS becomes the nation's highest authority.
The best case scenario (in the context of a full scale nuclear war with Russia) was a couple hundred successfully detonated strikes. The eastern seaboard, and all the metropolitan areas on the west coast were smoking holes in the ground. Pretty much anywhere with a sufficiently large military base, or significant government presence was on the "likely destroyed" list. There were a lot of random inland areas, which I assumed were targeting silos.
Basically, even in the 400 bomb scenario, the Boise field office of the IRS becomes the nation's highest authority.