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Online maps to accompany the revised edition of the book Nuclear Heartland: A guide to the 450 land-based missile silos of the United States Each of the red markers corresponds to a Minuteman III ...
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This article discusses a map that has been circulating since 2015, which claims to show the areas of the US that may be targeted in a nuclear war. The map outlines possible targets in every US state and highlights some larger targets such as active nuclear plants. Areas of rural Idaho, Maine, Northern California and Oregon are considered less likel...
A map claiming to show the areas of the US that may be targeted in a nuclear war is making rounds again amid Russian war in Ukraine. The map outlines possible targets mostly located in the east and along Californian coast, including active nuclear plants.
Areas such as Montana and North Dakota may be vital to strike US forces, while rural Idaho, Maine, Northern California and Oregon are more improbable targets. Intercontinental ballistic missile silos (ICBMs), military bases, and nuclear storage are spread out across the US.
Six cities - New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington DC - are more likely to be targeted due to their infrastructure considered vital for country's workings such as financial centres or energy plants; other possible targets include Dallas-Fort Worth Miami & Philadelphia.
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Check out my new book: Alex Wellerstein, Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States(2021) NUKEMAP's fees and development are sponsored by: Global Zero. College of Arts and Letters, Stevens Institute of Technology. ×. ×. Export to Google Earth (KMZ) (beta)No detonations to export!
Apr 2, 2019 · This map shows the location of each intercontinental ballistic missile site in the United States' arsenal. They are separated into 3 wings at 3 different bases. ICBM Sites | ArcGIS Hub
Mar 30, 2023 · United States. Current U.S. nuclear stockpiles are classified, but security analysts estimate that the United States has about one hundred nuclear bombs stored across the six...
Mar 29, 2022 · However, the details included in each map are rather chilling and much more detailed than Wellerstein’s data on the aftermath of nuclear strikes. Take for example Map 13, the Sea of Cancer, which shows a projection that most of the United States will be fully irradiated if nuclear war begins (“The Nuclear War Atlas” ).
