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re: Had the Cuban Missile Crisis Escalated…
Posted on 7/3/21 at 4:56 pm to Dinosaur Vacuum
Posted on 7/3/21 at 4:56 pm to Dinosaur Vacuum
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For one thing, Baton Rouge wouldn't be here. The Exxon refinery made it a primary nuclear target during the Cold War and the proximity of the missiles in Cuba would have guaranteed it was one of the first cities wiped out if things had gotten hot.
Yes.. the ol "my city would have been wiped out in a nuclear war" trope. The same thing was said right after 9/11 in a morbid attempt to make people feel like their city is more important than it is.
The Soviets had plans for nukes to hit every city in the US.
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Posted on 7/3/21 at 5:01 pm to The Boat
In 1963 the only way to hit every city was for the Soviets to engage in a long term air bombing campaign, which they probably could not have sustained.
It would be years later before both sides geared up with huge numbers of ICBMs. Then, they had enough for even uninteresting targets...
It would be years later before both sides geared up with huge numbers of ICBMs. Then, they had enough for even uninteresting targets...
Posted on 7/3/21 at 9:43 pm to The Boat
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Yes.. the ol "my city would have been wiped out in a nuclear war" trope. The same thing was said right after 9/11 in a morbid attempt to make people feel like their city is more important than it is.
Breaux Bridge and Pierre Part were at the top of the list. If the Soviets couldn’t wipeout everyone, Plan B was to drive crawfish prices so high they would never recover.
This post was edited on 7/3/21 at 9:44 pm
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