I grew up in a city that was the #2 target of Soviet ICBMs, being the second largest refinery complex after the Gulf corridor.
It was a psyop that terrorized two to three generations of kids, and I no longer believe any of it. We were still doing duck and cover drills in the тАШ70s. (IтАЩm early GenX.)
I always have a chuckle when I see maps projected nuclear warheads strikes. Where I grew up is so covered in strikes, it's almost comical. (Bay area)
I've lived my entire adult life within ten miles of a Priority One target (SSBN facilities)... So, yeah.
I grew up in a city that was the #2 target of Soviet ICBMs, being the second largest refinery complex after the Gulf corridor.
It was a psyop that terrorized two to three generations of kids, and I no longer believe any of it. We were still doing duck and cover drills in the тАШ70s. (IтАЩm early GenX.)
Ah, and the assumption that the fallout always blows directly west to east, as if we never have any other weather.