Nuclear Nightmares
So they say that we are contemplating using so-called "tactical" nukes in Iran, to bust bunkers. This would be a pre-emptive strike to prevent them from getting nukes. So, as it stands, we are the only nation to have used nukes. Now we're contemplating using them again, though Iran is not attacking us. Who is the rogue nation here? Will we be able to get away with this? I don't think so, and apparently neither do Russia or China, or they would have agreed to impose sanctions on Iran.
So I've been thinking, what would happen? Would Portland airport be a target? How big a bomb might be assigned to us? Here's a map showing what a 20 MT bomb would do to Portland if it hit the airport. Scroll the map to your own town and click "move detonation point to view center" to see the blast there. Why not post similarly to your LJ? It can't hurt to raise awareness about these things. When was the last time we had anything like "The Day After" showing on TV?
About once a week lately, I wake up to the sound of some jet or something using its afterburners. My first thought is "this is it." I haven't felt this way since high school, in the height of the "Cold War."
So I've been thinking, what would happen? Would Portland airport be a target? How big a bomb might be assigned to us? Here's a map showing what a 20 MT bomb would do to Portland if it hit the airport. Scroll the map to your own town and click "move detonation point to view center" to see the blast there. Why not post similarly to your LJ? It can't hurt to raise awareness about these things. When was the last time we had anything like "The Day After" showing on TV?
About once a week lately, I wake up to the sound of some jet or something using its afterburners. My first thought is "this is it." I haven't felt this way since high school, in the height of the "Cold War."