I've been trying to decode what FEMA thought the Soviet nuclear targets in Missouri were in 1990. Some progress.pic.twitter.com/WHqj9PljSa
@wellerstein That's 158 surface bursts for the silos... a LOT of fallout would be created by that.
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@wellerstein P. Morrison & P. Walker, “A Primer of Nuclear Warfare.” In J. Dennis, The Nuclear Almanac (Addison-Wesley, 1983): 153.
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@wellerstein Surface burst means it penetrates the ground? -
@Saluki_C Surface means it goes off on the ground, for hardened sites. Means it has lots of fallout. Airburst is used for "lighter" targets.
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