I beg to differ. I think it is an asinine question (hence my "then just nuke it" quip below.) What's the alternative for the people that live here / have live

I beg to differ. I think it is an asinine question (hence my "then just nuke it" quip below.) What's the alternative for the people that live here / have lived here a long time. They have history here, livelihood, businesses, family, roots... The people that live here will rebuild it, and they/we are. Armchair social engineering isn't really required or desired.