Population? What? Since when do nukes target "population" and since when is it a success metrics of a nuclear strike? Nukes target industrial and economic cen

Population? What? Since when do nukes target "population" and since when is it a success metrics of a nuclear strike? Nukes target industrial and economic centers. Both NATO and Russia have enough nukes for at least 1% to bypass missile defense end ensure mutual industrial and economic collapse. Most of the global population would likely survive, it's just that there won't be any NATO or Russia anymore, just random tribes of survivors.