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<sarcasm> It recently occurred to me that NIMBY policies probably are secretly promoted by US government as a way of protecting cities against nuclear attack: t
by mamon 9y ago
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It recently occurred to me that NIMBY policies probably are secretly promoted by US government as a way of protecting cities against nuclear attack: thanks to them cities get spread on the largest possible area, minimizing potential casualties and damages by exploding nukes.
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- ericd 9y agoThat actually was a design consideration in the 50s, especially for infrastructure. Part of the reason that highways were more favored was that they're more resistant to attack than trains.
- moftz 9y agoThe Interstate Highway system was also sold as a way for the military to easily move around should there ever be an invasion.