As you say, imagery likes this is widely available, almost pervasive, but none of it seems to do much good. There are thousands of books and papers on the subject too, and they also seem to have little effect upon culture wide nuclear weapons denial. As best I can tell, this is just too big of a subject for human beings to grasp in the a…
As you say, imagery likes this is widely available, almost pervasive, but none of it seems to do much good. There are thousands of books and papers on the subject too, and they also seem to have little effect upon culture wide nuclear weapons denial. As best I can tell, this is just too big of a subject for human beings to grasp in the abstract. Nothing meaningful is likely to happen on nuclear weapons until after the next detonation, at which point anything can happen, for the better and the worse.
I get the focus on NYC given what an iconic American city it is. And of course it was the target of the 911 attacks, which makes it seem more real. That said, Washington DC seems a much more inviting target. Here's a list of the federal agencies that might be put out of commission in an nuclear attack on Washington DC.
As you say, imagery likes this is widely available, almost pervasive, but none of it seems to do much good. There are thousands of books and papers on the subject too, and they also seem to have little effect upon culture wide nuclear weapons denial. As best I can tell, this is just too big of a subject for human beings to grasp in the abstract. Nothing meaningful is likely to happen on nuclear weapons until after the next detonation, at which point anything can happen, for the better and the worse.
I get the focus on NYC given what an iconic American city it is. And of course it was the target of the 911 attacks, which makes it seem more real. That said, Washington DC seems a much more inviting target. Here's a list of the federal agencies that might be put out of commission in an nuclear attack on Washington DC.
General Services Administration
Office of Personnel Management
Department of Education
Department of Veterans Affairs
Internal Revenue Service
National Archives and Records Administration
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
United States Mint
Small Business Administration
National Endowment for the Arts
Commission on Civil Rights
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Commerce
Department of Homeland Security
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Office of Management and Budget
International Development Finance Corporation
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Export–Import Bank of the United States
Department of State
National Labor Relations Board
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Labor
Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Library of Congress
Department of the Treasury
AmeriCorps
Federal Maritime Commission
Defense Intelligence Agency
Department of Agriculture
Federal Bureau of Prisons
National Security Council
Legal Services Corporation
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of State
Department of Justice
Defense Intelligence Agency
The White House
The Capitol
The Supreme Court
Pentagon
CIA