I've been trying to decode what FEMA thought the Soviet nuclear targets in Missouri were in 1990. Some progress.pic.twitter.com/WHqj9PljSa
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@wellerstein Those with big enough runways could have served as backup dispersal airports for B-52s, B-1s, and their refueling tankers.
@AtomicAnalyst Yeah, I assumed something like that. It just feels like a wee bit of overkill to aim for the little ones. :-)
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@wellerstein Well, we reportedly targeted pastures in the USSR that could have served as landing fields.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein@AtomicAnalyst We also planned to disperse nuclear-armed fighter jets to smaller airportsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein#lol while their ACTUAL plans for Europe only called for attacks on the nearest German/Dutch deep water ports -@AtomicAnalystThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein@AtomicAnalyst Soviet missile forces were an artillery branch, not Air Force. Think targeting like an artilleryman... -
@wellerstein@AtomicAnalyst ...nothing is too small.
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