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re: For people born before 1992, how close was your hometown to a direct Soviet ICBM strike?

Posted on 3/16/21 at 7:52 pm to
Posted by GetmorewithLes
UK Basketball Fan
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 3/16/21 at 7:52 pm to
Dead center. My dad and brother worked at uranium processing facilities. there is two black dots on the map for them.
Posted by jlovel7
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
21529 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 7:53 pm to
quote:

know that North Dakota had them, less sure about Colorado / Wyoming / Nebraska border.


Colorado has Cheyenne mountain. Aka NORAD. The bunker under that mountain is probably the safest place to be during a nuclear event. That’s why there’s so many concentrated on that area. I assume to basically make it impossible to leave if not totally just through even the ridiculous measures they have there.

Not sure about Montana and North Dakota. But I’m very curious
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
51532 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 7:54 pm to
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Not sure about Montana and North Dakota. But I’m very curious


Missile silos.

The coordinates are on Wiki if you ever want to look at them.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
99933 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 7:54 pm to
Yep. But I’ve always assumed we’d be close to a major strike due to proximity to places like Ft. Knox.
Posted by La Place Mike
West Florida Republic
Member since Jan 2004
28913 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 7:54 pm to
We weren't just close we were the target.
Posted by htcthc321
Member since Oct 2010
1664 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 7:56 pm to
Pretty sure that little black dot west of Atlanta is Plantation Pipeline in Bremen, GA.

I always heard growing up there were missiles pointed at them
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
Member since Aug 2018
15383 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 7:57 pm to
I’m surprised they designated 7 triangles for Louisiana. Thank God this never happened. It would be so scary seeing the news bulletin and hearing the alarms just waiting for your impending death
Posted by La Place Mike
West Florida Republic
Member since Jan 2004
28913 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 7:57 pm to
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Sarasota, Florida


My adopted hometown.
Posted by UndercoverBryologist
Member since Nov 2020
8077 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 7:58 pm to
The Soviets must have thought their targeting computer would frick up if a missile was targeted for Moscow, Idaho.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98754 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 8:00 pm to
If you have an hour to kill, here's an Air Force training film from the fifties about a hypothetical nuclear war. Interesting and creepy at the same time. LINK
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
84964 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 8:00 pm to
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If you’re gonna launch 500 nukes, what’s the harm with 1500 more?


seriously
Posted by UndercoverBryologist
Member since Nov 2020
8077 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 8:02 pm to
quote:


If you have an hour to kill, here's an Air Force training film from the fifties about a hypothetical nuclear war. Interesting and creepy at the same time.




....so you’ve decided to launch a first strike.
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
Member since Aug 2018
15383 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 8:02 pm to

Apparently this is a map of US Cold War targets, with dots separated by country (modern borders).
Posted by Brummy
Central, LA
Member since Oct 2009
4526 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 8:02 pm to
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As far as the black dots go just above BR, I'm assuming that is Riverbend Nuclear.

I'm guessing Big Cajun is the other, although it seems like you could get both with one missile.
Posted by Strannix
District 11
Member since Dec 2012
49168 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 8:03 pm to
Bossier City was a top 3 target for the Soviets, SAC Command, maybe #1
Posted by TxWadingFool
Middle Coast
Member since Sep 2014
4425 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 8:04 pm to
Grew up knowing we'd be one of the first to get cooked given we had 6 military installations with 30 miles of us.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69469 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 8:06 pm to
I daho is the place to be. You can tell where our launch sites are based on black clusters
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
99863 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 8:06 pm to
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The Exxon refinery in BR was always a major target.


Yep.

BR was always a first-strike objective.
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 8:10 pm to
quote:

Yep.

BR was always a first-strike objective.

Baton Rouge did to itself what the Soviets were never able to accomplish.
Posted by dewster
Chicago
Member since Aug 2006
25447 posts
Posted on 3/16/21 at 8:10 pm to
Why are St Francisville and New Roads both separate targets, but Alexandria is only 1?
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