120 cities you might want to rethink living at

[alabaster]

Hard to know, I think. We had of course contemplated what we thought were likely targets for terrorists, but I'm not sure anyone had the WTC as the #1 target for flying jets into buildings. I sure didn't. Even though they had attacked it before, I think people would have given a different answer if someone asked them where was the most likely target for that to happen. I think they would have looked at political, military, and populous targets. My point is, it's hard to figure out what people's intentions are when they're way out there in left field somewhere. Standard military approach would lead them to solid military & industrial targets to try and shut down "The War Machine" as we did in WW2, but I'm not sure we're fighting against someone with the same intentions and mental/emotional state that we had with our leaders back then. These people are nuts. I think if they did manage to spark off a nuke near any population center, it would flood surrounding areas almost immediately, and there are bazillions of people looking to move to the sticks now, if something similar were to happen. It would be far worse than most of us imagine.

Truly, I think if someone lit off a nuke here, no matter how "Small", it would effectively end life as we know it. The govt would be telling us everything is okay- That it wasn't a "True" nuke, but a "Dirty bomb" while they go after the scumbags. All the while promising us that things aren't as critical as they are. They would try their best to contain it, and to silence it. The People on the other hand, would be in absolute chaos. In fighting would ensue and it very well could end things here for good.

 

[jimLE]

thats true.about some cities being larger.but yet their still to big for me..the one i live in.is just over 2200..and im happy with that,seeing how im 6 miles from it..

 

[bigpaul]

people should think hard and long about living in any city, if any terrorist or major event is going to happen that's where it will be. I have heard about every excuse there is for not leaving a city, I'm very glad I did move from a city 15 years ago even if I did live in the suburbs.

 

[Maverick]

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[jontte]

in my opinion the greatest risk is when people say;nothing will happen here,everything is under control,now a days there isn't a town small enough that something couldn't happen..my humble opinion about it

 

[jimLE]

exactly..any thing could happen in any city,no matter the size of it.

 

[erqueen75]

Not just dated, there is something odd about that list. As far as I know, the last time Chattanooga, TN was of any strategic importance was when Lookout Mountain was captured during the Civil War. I'm sure the people in South Carolina would love to know that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo has more strategic importance than ANYTHING in their entire state. And if you just HAVE to hit something in Mississippi, the Pascagoula shipyards or the Grand Gulf nuclear plant would be much higher priority than anything in Jackson.

Here is a link to the list in map form:
http://standeyo.com/News_Files/NBC/Top_120_Cities.html

Is there a different link I can use for this site (unavailable today) or is there a new site that you can recommend DrHenley?
I appreciate that this is a Civilian list, when I did not see any of the podunk Military towns that would not exist without a base there.

 

[DrHenley]

Is there a different link I can use for this site (unavailable today) or is there a new site that you can recommend DrHenley?

Nope, sorry.

 

[Oddcaliber]

During the Cold War era it was common practice for the USSR to target large cities, state capitals, ports and transportation hubs. They plan was to disrupt the inferstructer to delay our response for a counter attack.