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For what it's worth, the Midwest would be a prime target during a nuclear war due to its ICBM silos. There aren't many places far away from both population cent

For what it's worth, the Midwest would be a prime target during a nuclear war due to its ICBM silos. There aren't many places far away from both population centers and military targets that could be considered safe. Maybe New Zealand.

molmalo 9y ago
Patagonia is more realistic.
- tmsldd 9y ago
  Not even... Falklands are just right there..
mpweiher 9y ago
I live in Berlin. Used to be targeted by dozens if not over a hundred nukes. Bonus: from both sides. So over quickly, rather than wasting away from fallout, nuclear winter and the complete and total collapse of civilization.
- croon 9y ago
  Exactly. Would I like to be nuked? No. Would I like to live out The Road or Mad Max (depending on your preference of atmosphere)? Doubly no.
  - blubb-fish 9y ago
    The cynical truth, though, is that faced with that decision you'd still choose the second option.
    - mpweiher 9y ago
      Nope, I really wouldn't. I am highly pain-averse. And the point of being targeted by 50+ nukes is that I wouldn't even have to make that choice :-)
      - ianai 9y ago
        Weird, I've found a situation where my insane pain tolerance could help me. (From migraines)
  - daxfohl 9y ago
    With two kids, "the road" sounds tragically awesome. Okay awesome is the wrong word. But something. Blinking out of existence: ick.
    - croon 9y ago
      I'm sure that can change your outlook. My first child is scheduled for a fall release, might change my answer.
      - daxfohl 9y ago
        Doesn't change right away, takes time. But somehow over the last 4.5 years it has. (Ask me before then, yeah absolutely blinking out is the way to go.) Then again, as always, ymmv. Congratulations.
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TazeTSchnitzel 9y ago
Inevitably any large population centre is going to have nearby military defences, so any large population centre is a target, right?
- amatera 9y ago
  With that many nuclear weapons existing... Who cares?
  - TazeTSchnitzel 9y ago
    (People wondering if they have a hope of survival by fleeing somewhere preëmptively, though I don't know if that's noble…)
mr_overalls 9y ago
Interesting article at DefenseOne about the Midwest as "nuclear sponge." http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/02/welcome-americas-nuclear-sponge/135135/ http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/02/welcome-americas-nuc...

molmalo 9y ago

Patagonia is more realistic.

tmsldd 9y ago
Not even... Falklands are just right there..

mpweiher 9y ago

I live in Berlin. Used to be targeted by dozens if not over a hundred nukes. Bonus: from both sides. So over quickly, rather than wasting away from fallout, nuclear winter and the complete and total collapse of civilization.

croon 9y ago
Exactly. Would I like to be nuked? No. Would I like to live out The Road or Mad Max (depending on your preference of atmosphere)? Doubly no.
- blubb-fish 9y ago
  The cynical truth, though, is that faced with that decision you'd still choose the second option.
  - mpweiher 9y ago
    Nope, I really wouldn't. I am highly pain-averse. And the point of being targeted by 50+ nukes is that I wouldn't even have to make that choice :-)
    - ianai 9y ago
      Weird, I've found a situation where my insane pain tolerance could help me. (From migraines)
- daxfohl 9y ago
  With two kids, "the road" sounds tragically awesome. Okay awesome is the wrong word. But something. Blinking out of existence: ick.
  - croon 9y ago
    I'm sure that can change your outlook. My first child is scheduled for a fall release, might change my answer.
    - daxfohl 9y ago
      Doesn't change right away, takes time. But somehow over the last 4.5 years it has. (Ask me before then, yeah absolutely blinking out is the way to go.) Then again, as always, ymmv. Congratulations.

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TazeTSchnitzel 9y ago

Inevitably any large population centre is going to have nearby military defences, so any large population centre is a target, right?

amatera 9y ago
With that many nuclear weapons existing... Who cares?
- TazeTSchnitzel 9y ago
  (People wondering if they have a hope of survival by fleeing somewhere preëmptively, though I don't know if that's noble…)

mr_overalls 9y ago

Interesting article at DefenseOne about the Midwest as "nuclear sponge." http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/02/welcome-americas-nuclear-sponge/135135/ http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/02/welcome-americas-nuc...