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Civil Defense Now - Potential US Targets!

By Richard Fleetwood -

Welcome! This page has been receiving THOUSANDS of hits a day the past few months, because of the growing fears in the news about upcoming, and almost certain, attacks on U.S. soil by terrorists connected with Osama Bin Laden, and Al Queda. I want to thank you for dropping in to see what we have. Rest assured that as I am able to provide updated information, I will present it here first.

Understand that the list below was created several years ago, and is provided here AS A STARTING POINT for folks looking to see if they live in a targeted area. The possibility of all out nuclear war has dropped to a mere fraction of what it was, but the events of 9/11 at the WTC, flight 93 in Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon resulted in the deaths of 3,016 innocent civilians, because of an act of war by Osama Bin Laden and other terrorists. This is only the first volley of future attacks on American soil.

Use this resource page to get a feel for what MAKES A TARGET, whether it's an individual terrorist, a group, or an entire nation aiming for us. Understand why they will likely select a LARGER target than just a small town, with no industrial base ( in my opinion, a very safe place to be in this day and age). Learn how to react if something big does happen where you live. Find out where you might evacuate to, or have a safe place or location in or near your home to keep your family safe. Know what kind of preparedness kit (food, water, clothes, portable radio, flashlight, etc.) to have made and/or available, JUST in case the next event DOES happen near you.

Dirty bombs have become the modern fear of the Emergency Management Community. These are conventional weapons, such as Amonium Nitrate (such as used at Oklahoma City by Timothy McVeigh), C4 (plastic explosives), or any number of high energy, NON-radioactive explosives. Adding radioactive waste (such as the sources used in old medical xray machines, or stolen waste from any of thousands of sources around the world), makes the conventional weapon "dirty", meaning it will produce radioactive emissions and fallout.

One scenario mentioned in the past year in print news referred to an event possibility using a 12" by 1" cobalt rod attached to a powerful plastic explosive. The effects of such a weapon in an area such as Lower Manhattan, as the article mentioned, would make the area uninhabitable for up to 70 years. This is a real threat, and can happen ANY place in this nation, at any time, without any warning.

My thoughts? Have a plan. Know how to identify a threat, know where to get IMMEDIATE information ( radio, TV, cable, shortwave, CB Radio, local officials, etc.). Have a Bugout kit (backpack or duffel bag with the preparedness items mentioned above). Above all, DO NOT PANIC. What could have resulted in a death toll ten times higher (30,000 people) at the WTC was avoided because people in the towers after the attack that could leave, did in an orderly, quick, and safe manner, helping others along the way.

Also, if you are clear headed, you can help those that might not be, and the victim count afterwards could be lower, thanks to you and more folks like you. If a dirty bomb does go off, know your surroundings. Are you upwind? Get a map of your region and keep it with you at all times. Know where a fallout shelter is? If not, learn what makes a good one, or ask your EMA professional in your city or county WHERE one is located in case such an event occurs. Download ALL the fallout shetler related documents on this website and PRINT THEM OUT. It is the single best thing you could do to educate yourself in how to deal with nuclear fallout and radiation threats. Want to learn more? Join your local county CERT program, and contact your local city and county emergency management coordinator.

Recent news reports make claims that a RDD (Radiological Despersion Device) weapon would create minimal damage, comparable to a truck bomb of conventional explosives, and would be easily cleaned up. Most professional thought about such a device includes use in downtown or metro areas, where buildings and skyscrapers would buffer and lessan the destructive zone and minimize radiological spread. There WOULD be a mess, and a LOT of decontamination, but infrastucture and training by public safety officials now take this kind of incident as a possible event, and exact and planned response would minimize casualties and long term health threats.

Don't forget, the SurvivalRing website has MORE free downloadable FALLOUT SHELTER PLANS, information, and standards, than any other site in the world, with thousands of pages more to come. A dirty bomb, or even a single nuclear detonation event, is NOT the end of the world, but it is a world-class pain-in-the-ass. You can,and you will, live through it. You do not have to become ill, get cancer, luekemia, or any other radiological related disease because of it.

You have taken the first step in personal preparedness by visiting here. Visit the vast resources that SurvivalRing offers to you. Share REAL info on preparedness with me, if you have any. Documents, books, contacts, resources, or ideas can ALL go along way into helping the rest of our fellow citizens be safe in the worst of times. Visit as many pages on SurvivalRing as you can, and be sure to bookmark our main page at The SurvivalRing Homepage.

I've had a few comments on making things easier for folks to get started here on SurvivalRing. Being the LARGEST civil defense, survival and preparedness document resource on the web, with tens of thousands of pages of downloadable files, in hundreds of PDF and HTML documents. We host the OLDEST Survival webring with the SurvivalRing Webring. I *KNOW* there is too much to comprehend in your first few visits, so bookmark this website and come back often, save the pages to your harddrive, or print out those really interesting pages to take to work and read during your lunch break. Save time AND money, and purchase our CDs to have 25,000 pages of this same data in your hands.

I have just put online a new page on Getting Started, called SurvivalRing - What To Do & Where To Start which gives you some basic starting points for finding info on this, and other websites, Threat Level definitions, action lists for families, businesses, and schools, Terrorist Force Protection Condition info, The Department of Homeland Security Threat Matrix, Internet Threat Level, and Red Cross "Answers to Your Questions about Heightened Threat Level ". As an added bonus, visit the new 72 Hour Kit page, to get started in preparing your very own "Bug Out Bag". Comments? Email me below.

You can and will be ready for the worst things that can happen. And, YOU won't become a victim. Again, thanks for your interest, and please share this page with ALL of your friends, anyone you know. The more ready we all are, the less damage those brain-damaged, self-serving, egomaniacal terrorists can do to our bodies, minds, hearts, and souls. Sincerely

Richard Fleetwood - Founder of SurvivalRing


This list was provided to me a few years ago via email, and I am not sure of the original source. However, having MANY copies of a book produced by FEMA, called RISKS AND HAZARDS-STATE BY STATE- FEMA 196 - downloadable in its entirety above), a report produced in 1990 that shows both nuclear risk areas AND natural disaster zones for the entire nation, as well as the FEMA report TR-72 High Risk Areas of the United States, the data contained in both seems to match up with most of the data presented here. I also have available for download the entire report called Nuclear Attack Planning Base 1990, recently released by FEMA through a Freedom of Information request that took two years to finish. This report has much more detailed maps than FEMA 196, but it over 20 years old.

I offer this targets list to you as a simple resource to let YOU follow up on...to see if YOUR area would be a potential nuclear target. Also, see the target MAPS below the list, to give you a graphic idea of where possible danger areas could be. Finally, check out the COMMUNITY INFO AND MAPS link next to each state name, which will take you to a mirror of Bruce Beach's Nuclear Survival website, where he has scanned in the STATE nuclear target maps and presented safety data for EACH state....in other words, much more detail, down to county level. The community groups and contact info are somewhat dated, but I will be glad to edit, add, or delete information within as I receive updates.

With all that said, here is the LATEST edition of the target list...


U.S. Target List...in a Full Scale Nuclear War

Starting in the fifties, when the USSR got ahold of the plans for atomic weapons, and developed their own bombs, the fear of world domination and all out war with them developed into the Cold War. The Soviet strategy for nuclear war was much different than ours. For a first strike the general plan would be to send in submarine launched missiles. With a flight time of about 20 minutes to their farthest targets they could take out command and control, sub bases (where at any given time a large percentage of our missle boats are in port), SAC bases (and airports where bombers and tankers may have been dispersed ), and air bursts over our own missile fields.

The air bursts would keep our own missiles from being launched while their own "silo busters" would come chugging over the North Pole from their land based ICBM's and dig up our missile fields.

The location of our missile fields was of special interest to anyone preparing to deal with possibile radioactive fallout. Air bursts such as were used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki produce suprisingly little fallout compared with what would be produced by ground bursts on our missile fields and other "hard targets".

These targets and areas most likely to be hit in a nuclear exchange are divided into three catagories;

PRIMARY:
These are mostly missile silos, bomber bases, submarine bases, and command and control centers. The enemy must neutralize these assets immediately to prevent or minimize retaliation.

SECONDARY:
Major military, industrial, governmental, and transportation centers. Also included are sea ports, locks and dams. These may be hit at once by the first missiles or struck by the bombers that will follow.

TERTIARY:
These are population and industrial centers that probably wouldn't be hit in the first strikes but would be high on the lists for later destruction to further cripple our ability to fight a prolonged war and/or recover and function as a nation. Threats against these targets could also be used following the initial attacks to force our leader- ship to capitulate.

In the event of a dangerous rise in tensions, military forces would be widely dispersed to make them less vulnerable to a first strike. This would make some areas more likely to be hit. Heavy bombers and strato- tankers would be scattered to any civilian or military runway long enough for them to operate from. A B-52 needs about 7000 feet to take off fully loaded. An FB-111 needs about 5500 feet (the exact figures are classified). The B1 "Spirit" Stealth Bomber needs less runway, but more supporting infrastructure. This would make any runway that length a potential primary target.

Also, the fact that our war planners, and the Strategic Air Command, planned on continuing war efforts with nuke bombers once the first mushroom clouds were rising, meant that any long stretch of interstate highway, county highways, or other straight and clear hard surfaces could be used for landing, refueling, and reloading more warheads on these aircraft after the first loads were dropped. Therefore, even OLD bases that have been shut down in recent years because of congressional decisions and decreased funding, would still be targets simply because they would be the first refuel/rearm points to be used. The point is that a knowledge of your particular area and it's potential usefulness in a war situation is critical to your individual planning.

NOTE: For detailed maps of EACH U.S. state, download the FEMA book FEMA 196 Risks and Hazards State By State (Digitized and presented to you by SurvivalRing.org) and learn all about the threats YOUR state faces, with detailed information.

Also, if you feel that there should be additions, subtractions, or changes to this list, use the CONTACT US form above to let us know. Please give STATE, Primary/Secondary/Tertiary, TYPE of target, and why you think it should be on here, or not. I will be creating an entirely NEW website/webpage system JUST for target research and information, so that all this info can be handled in a dynamic, and updatable way.

Finally, understand this page EXISTS for Americans to know what we "might" expect in areas that WE live in. The Government created the weapons of mass destruction, and did a "little" planning on how to inform the private sector, such as with FEMA 196, but has not, in many years, made a point to give the average citizen REAL information and REAL detail...only to state publically through mass media that "We WILL be attacked again, and again...Be Ready" ... per Bush, per Ashcroft, per Cheney, per Tom Ridge...every week lately.

This page exists, because ONE person, ME, saw a need to fill, that Uncle Sam would not, by bringing this info to the internet. None of this information is secret, confidential, or in any way private. It is based on published info, freely available on the web and in multitudes of published hard bound books. We do NOT do this to give the enemy, known now as "The Terrorists" (Al Queda, Extremists, the Jihadists, etc.) places to hit us...they already know what they're going to do. We do this to give YOU, the American Citizen, a heads-up on why something USED to be a target, and may be again. YOU must decide how you will prepare, and slightly adjust YOUR lifestyle to be ready to deal with those future events that Uncle Sam literally PROMISES will occur.


ALABAMA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Gunter AFB (Montgomery), Maxwell AFB (Montgomery), Redstone Arsenal (Huntsville).
Secondary:
Anniston, Birmingham, Selma, Mobile.
Tertiary:
Muscle Shoals, Gadsden, Childersburg, Tuscaloosa, Phenix City (Columbus GA.)

ALASKA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Warning Radar Network at Eielson AFB (Fairbanks), Elmensdorf AFB (Anchorage), Fort Richardson.
Secondary:
Adak Island, Shermya Island (space radar), Clear (BMEWS radar)
Tertiary: none

ARIZONA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Davis-Monthan AFB at Tucson (Titan missiles, area within a line con- necting Nogales, Cochise, Mammoth, Eloy, south to Mexican border), Luke AFB (Glendale), Marine Corps Air Station (Yuma), Williams AFB (Chandler), Yuma Proving Ground.
Secondary:
Gilbert, Perryville.
Tertiary:
Phoenix

ARKANSAS (community info and maps)
Primary:
Little Rock AFB (Titan missiles, area within a line connecting Shirley, Newport, Des Arc, Little Rock, Russellville, Nogo, back to Shirley), Blytheville AFB (SAC bombers).
Secondary:
Pine Bluff, West Memphis (Memphis Tenn.)
Tertiary:
Fort Smith, Texarkana, Little Rock

CALIFORNIA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Alameda NAS, Castle AFB (Merced), Beale AFB (Marysville), Edwards AFB (Kern), El Toro (Santa Ana), George AFB (Victoryville), Hamilton AFB (Marin), March AFB (Riverside), Mather AFB (SAC bombers, Sacramento), McClellan AFB (Sacramento), Miramar NAS (San Diego), Norton AFB (San Bernardino), Oxnard AFB Point Mugu (Point Hueneme), Travis AFB (Fairfield), Vandenberg AFB (Lompoc).
Secondary:
San Francisco (area within a line connecting Pt. Reyes Station, St Hel- ena, Antioch, Palo Alto, Redwood City, and along the coast to Pt. Reyes Station again), San Jose, El Centro, China Lake, Camp Pendleton, Fort Ord, Twentynine Palms, Lemoore, Portola, Los Angeles (area within a line connecting Malibu, Camarillo, Lake Arrowhead, Perris, Laguna, and along the coast to Malibu again), Oro Grande, Oceanside, San Diego, Lathrope, Santa Barbara, Oxnard, Ventura, Thousand Oaks, Mt. Laguna, Mill Valley.
Tertiary:
Bakersfield, Barstow, Banning, Gilroy, Milford, Modesto, Monterey, Mojave, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Stockton, Salinas, Fresno, Ridgecrest, Lancaster, Wrightwood, Yermo, Victorville, Warner Springs.

COLORADO (community info and maps)
Primary:
Colorado Springs (NORAD HQ.), Warren AFB Complex (Minuteman missiles, area within a line connecting Grover, Briggsdale, Fort Morgan, Sedgwick, and along state line to Grover again), Fort Carson.
Secondary:
Denver, Pueblo
Tertiary:
Aurora, Boulder, Cheraw, Greeley, Pueblo-Boone area, Broomfield, Rocky Flats (targer is 10 miles west of Sedalia).

CONNECTICUT (community info and maps)
Primary:
Brookley Field, Groten-New London.
Secondary: none
Tertiary:
Bristol, Bridgeport, Danbury, Hartford, New Haven, Norwalk, Stamford.

DELAWARE (community info and maps)
Primary:
Dover AFB
Secondary: none
Tertiary:
Wilmington, Odessa, New Castle

FLORIDA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Cape Canaveral, Elgin AFB (Okalossa), Homestead AFB, Jacksonville NAS, Key West (Caribbean Joint Task Force), MacDill AFB (Tampa), Mayport (Jacksonville), Orlando AFB, Patrick AFB (Cocoa), St. Petersbutg NAS, Tyndall AFB (Panama City), McCoy AFB, Pensacola.
Secondary:
Miami.
Tertiary:
Port St. Joe, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Daytona Beach, Titusville, Sarasota, Ft. Myers, Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale.

GEORGIA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Warner-Robins AFB (SAC bombers, Macon), Dobbins AFB (Marietta), Fort Benning, Fort Stewart, King's Bay, Moody AFB, Atlanta.
Secondary:
Albany, Brunswick, Savannah.
Tertiary:
Augusta, Columbus, Stockbridge, Marietta.

HAWAII (community info and maps)
Primary:
Honolulu area (all of Oahu except Waimea-Kahuku area & Makapuu Point).
Secondary: none
Tertiary: none

IDAHO (community info and maps)
Primary:
Mountail Home AFB.
Secondary: none
*Tetiary:
Boise

ILLINOIS (community info and maps)
Primary:
Chanute AFB (Rantoul), Scott AFB (Military Airlift Command HQ.,Belleville).
Secondary:
Chicago, East St. Louis, Springfield.
Tertiary:
Alton, Aurora, Bloomington-Normal, Champaign, Decatur, East Dubuque, Des Plaines, Freeport, Rockford, Zion, Moline, Peoria, Joliet, Elgin.

INDIANA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Grissom AFB (Stratotankers, Peru).
Secondary:
Crane, Jeffersonville (Louisville, Ky.)
Tertiary:
Anderson, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Elkhart, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Muncie, New Albany, South Bend, Terre Haute.

IOWA (community info and maps)
Primary: none
Secondary:
Burlington, Sioux City.
Tertiary:
Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Dubuque, Des Moines, Davenport, Waterloo.

KANSAS (community info and maps)
Primary:
McConnel AFB complex (Titan missiles, Stratotankers, area within a line connecting Eureka, Arlington, Attica, Caldwel, Arkansas City and back to Eureka again). Schilling AFB (Salina), Forbes AFB (Topeka).
Secondary:
Fort Riley, Olathe.
Tertiary:
Elwood (St. Joseph, MO.), Levenworth, Manhattan, Topeka, Kansas City, DeSoto.

KENTUCKY (community info and maps)
Primary: none
Secondary:
Fort Campell (Christian), Fort Knox (Harkin), Louisville, Richmond.
Tertiary:
Covinton (Cincinnati, OH.), Henderson (Evansville IN.), Owensboro, Paducah.

LOUISIANA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Barksdale AFB (SAC bombers, Shreveport), England AFB (Alexandria).
Secondary:
Fort Polk (Leesvile), New Orleans.
Tertiary:
Baton Rouge, Sterlington, Monroe, Lade Charles, Lafayette, New Iberia.

MAINE (community info and maps)
Primary:
Loring AFB, Kittery (Pease AFB at Portsmouth, NH.).
Secondary:
Brunswick, Charleston, Franklin.
Tertiary:
Auburn, Bangor, Portland.

MARYLAND (community info and maps)
Primary:
Washington D.C., Camp David-Mt. Weather complex (Presidential survival and command post), Andrews AFB, Fort George Meade, Aberdeen Proving Ground.
*Seconary:
Baltimore-Washington D.C. area (everything within a line connecting Gaithersburg, Reisterstown, Bel Air, Aberdeen, Rock Hall, Annapolis, La Plata, Riverside and the Virginia state line)
Tertiary:
Lexington Park, Wheaton.

MASSACHUSETTS (community info and maps)
Primary:
Fall River, Fort Devin (Hyer), Otis AFB (Buzzards Bay), Westover AFB (area of Holyoke).
Secondary:
Boston, Springfield-Chicopee-Holyoke area.
Tertiary:
Fitchberg, Nantucket, New Bedford, Pawtucket (Providence, RI.) Lowell, Worcester.

MICHIGAN (community info and maps)
Primary:
Sawyer AFB (SAC bombers, Gwinn), Xinchelee AFB (SAC bombers, Sault Ste. Marie), Selfridge AFB (Mt. Clemens), Wurtsmith AFB (SAC bombers).
Secondary:
Detroit (area within a line connecting Pontiac, Ann Arbor, and Monroe east to state line).
Tertiary:
Alpens, Bay City, Battle Creek, Benton Harbor, Escanaba, Sault St. Marie, Midland, Saginaw, Muskegan, Flint area, Grand Rapids, Port Huron, St. Claire, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Jackson.

MINNESOTA (community info and maps)
Primary: none
Secondary:
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Duluth.
*Teriary:
Anoke, Forest Lake, Rochester.

MISSISSIPPI (community info and maps)
Primary:
Columbus AFB.
Secondary:
Biloxi, Gulfport, Meridian.
Tertiary:
Jackson, Meridian Station, Pascagoula.

MISSOURI (community info and maps)
Primary:
Whiteman AFB complex ( Minuteman missiles, area within a line connecting Freeman, Richmond, Arrow Rock, California, Gravois Mills, Osceola, Stockton, Sheldon, Rich Hill, west to state line to Freeman again).
Secondary:
St. Louis, Kansas City, Fort Leonard Wood.
Tertiary:
Columbia, Springfield, St. Joseph.

MONTANA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Glascow AFB, Malmstrom AFB complex (Minuteman missiles, all area within a line connecting Devon, Highwood, a point 10 miles north of Winifred, Winnett, Melville, Neihart, Wolf Creek, Augusta, Ethridge, and back to Levon).
Secondary: none
Tertiary:
Butte, Billings, Helena, Missoula.

NEBRASKA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Warren AFB complex (Minuteman missiles, all area southwest of a line connecting Henry, Oshkosh, and Chappell, to state line), Omaha (Offut AFB, SAC Headquarters).
Secondary: none
Tertiary:
Dakota City (Sioux City, IA.), Lincoln.

NEVADA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Nellis AFB (Las Vegas).
Secondary:
Hawthorne.
Tertiary:
Fallon, Reno.

NEW HAMPSHIRE (community info and maps)
Primary:
Pease AFB (SAC bombers, Portsmouth), Portsmouth Harbor.
Secondary: none
Tertiary:
Manchester, Nashua (and everything within 20 miles of Lowell, MA.).

NEW JERSEY (community info and maps)
Primary:
Fort Dix-McGuire AFB complex (Trenton-Wrightstown), Lakehurst NAS, Fort Monmouth, Perth Amboy.
Secondary:
McKee City, Philadelphia (area within 10 mjles of the Delaware River from Pennsville to Cherry Hill and within 15 miles of the river from Cherry Hill to Trenton), Rockaway (area east of a line from Franklin to Somerville to the state line), Trenton.
Tertiary:
Colt's Neck, Lakehurst, Long Branch, Middletown, Millville.

NEW MEXICO (community info and maps)
Primary:
Alamagordo, Cannon AFB (also area east to state line), Kirtland AFB, Walker AFB (Roswell), White Sands (Las Cruces).
Secondary:
Albuquerque.
Tertiary:
Gallup.

NEW YORK (community info and maps)
Primary:
Griffiss AFB (SAC bombers, Utica-Rome), Plattsburgh AFB (SAC bombers), Stewart AFB (Newburgh).
Secondary:
New York City area (all south of Stony Point and west of Stony Brook to state line), Buffalo, Syracuse, Watervliet.
Tertiary:
Albany, Binghamton, Brookshaven (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Schenectady, Troy, Rochester.

NORTH CAROLINA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Cherry Point (Havelock), Pope AFB (Fayetteville), Seymour-Johnson AFB (SAC bombers, Goldsboro).
Secondary:
Camp Lejeune, Fort Bragg (Fayetteville), Southport, Jacksonville-Midway Park area, Fort Fisher.
Tertiary:
Asheville (south to Henersonville), Carolina Beach, Charlotte, Durham, Graham, Greensboro, Morrisville, Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston-Salem.

NORTH DAKOTA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Grand Forks AFB complex (Minuteman missiles, area within a line con- necting Wahalla, Grand Forks, Tower City, Valley City, Devil's Lake, Sarles and the Canadian border), Minot AFB complex (Minuteman missiles, an area within a line connecting Westhope, Eckman, Minot, a point 15 miles south of Towner, Harvey, Mercer, a point 10 miles north of Beulah, Tioga, Portal, and the Canadian border. Danger area extends 10 miles into Canada between Sarles and Wahalla, and between Portal and Westhope).
Secondary: none
Tertiary:
Grand Forks, Fargo.

OHIO (community info and maps)
Primary:
Lockbourne AFB (Rickenbacker AFB on some maps), Wright-Patterson AFB.
Secondary:
Cleveland, Youngstown-Warren area.
Tertiary:
Akron, Bellaire, Canton, Columbia, Dayton, Lima, Mansfield, Middletown, Miamisberg, Springfield, Steubenville, Windham, Toledo, Vandalia.

OKLAHOMA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Altus AFB, Clinton-Sherman AFB (Custer), Tinker AFB (Oklahoma City), Vance AFB (Enid).
Secondary:
Fort Sill (Lawton).
Tertiary:
El Reno, Tulsa, 10 miles southeast of McAlester, Oklahoma City.

OREGON (community info and maps)
Primary:
Adair AFB (Mulheur).
Secondary:
Portland, Mt. Hebo.
Tertiary:
Canby, Eugene, Klamath Falls, Madras, Salem.

PENNSYLVANIA (community info and maps)
Primary: none
Secondary:
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Scranton, Willow Grove.
Tertiary:
Allentown, Altoona, Beaver, Bethlehem, Chester, Erie, Harrisburg, York, Johnstown, Lancaster, Natrona Heights, Mechanicsburg, Reading, Waynesboro.

RHODE ISLAND (community info and maps)
Primary: none
Secondary:
Newport, Quonset Point.
Tertiary:
Providence, Westerly.

SOUTH CAROLINA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Charleston complex (submarine base, area east of Summerville between Goose Creek and Folly Beach), Myrtle Beach AFB, Shaw AFB.
Secondary:
Parris Island Marine Base.
Tertiary:
Aiken, Columbia, Greenville, Greer, Hardeeville (Savannah, Georgia), North Augusta.

SOUTH DAKOTA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Ellsworth AFB complex (Minuteman missiles, SAC bombers, entire area within a line connecting Albion, Montana to a point 10 miles north of Faith, Midland, point 10 miles south of Velvidere, Scenic, Sturgis, Spearfish, and along state line to Albion again).
Secondary: none
Tertiary:
Rapid City, Sioux Falls.

TENNESSEE (community info and maps)
Primary: none
Secondary:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Anderson), Memphis.
Tertiary:
Alcoa, Bristol, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville, Signal Mountain.

TEXAS (community info and maps)
Primary:
Bergstrom AFB (Austin), Brooks AFB (San Antonio), Carswell AFB (SAC bombers, Fort Worth), Dyess AFB (SAC bombers, Abilene), Goodfellow AFB (San Angelo), Kelly-Lackland AFB (San Antonio), Laredo AFB, Laughlin AFB (Del Rio), Randolf AFB (Universal City), Reese AFB (Lubbock), Sheppard AFB (Wichita Falls), Webb AFB (Big Spring).
Secondary:
Beeville, Corpus Christi, Fort Bliss (El Paso), Fort Hood (Killeen), Houston, Kingsville, Sherman-Dennison, Texarkana.
Tertiary:
Alice, Beaumont, Brownsville, Bryan, Caddo Lake, Dallas, Freeport, Galveston, Harlington, Lake Jackson, Longview, McAllen, Midland, Odessa, Tyler, Waco.

UTAH (community info and maps)
Primary:
Hill AFB (Ogden).
Secondary:
Dugway Proving Ground (Chemical Warfare Center, Tooele).
Tertiary:
Salt Lake City, Orem-Provo.

VERMONT (community info and maps)
Primary: none
Secondary:
Tertiary:
Burlington.

VIRGINIA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Leadership bomb and fallout shelter (Mount Weather) Berryville, Washington D.C. area (see Maryland), Cape Charles AFB, Dulles Inter-national Airport, Langley AFB (Hampton), Norfolk-Portsmouth, Oceana NAS (Virginia Beach).
Secondary:
Richmond, Newport News, Mt. Vernon, Radford.
Tertiary:
Blackstone, Chincoteague, Ft. Eustis, Hopewell, Lynchberg, Manassas, Petersburg, Guantico, Roanoke, Yorktown.

WASHINGTON (community info and maps)
Primary:
Bremerton (submarine base), Fairchild AFB (SAC bombers, Spokane), McChord AFB (Tacoma).
Secondary:
Everett, Oak Harbor, Richland (Hanford reactor and storage complex), Seattle (naval complex, Tacoma (Ft. Lewis), Walla-Walla.
Tertiary:
Copalis Beach, Spokane, Vancouver.

WEST VIRGINIA (community info and maps)
Primary:
Leadership bomb and fallout shelter (Greenbrier Resort) White Sulphur Springs.
Secondary: none
Tertiary:
Charleston, Cedar Grove, Huntington, Wheeling (area north of Moundsville).

WISCONSIN (community info and maps)
Primary: none
Secondary:
Madison.
Tertiary:
Appletonc Eau Claire, Green Bay, Kenosha, Miquon, Milwaukee, Onalaska, Oshkosh, Racine, Superior, Waukesha.

WYOMING (community info and maps)

Primary: Warren AFB (Minuteman missiles, area within a line connecting Cheyenne, Federal, point 10 miles northwest of Wheatland, Guernsey, and along the state line to Cheyenne again).
Secondary: none
Tertiary:
Casper.


US Map from 1980s showing possible targets in all out nuclear war

Map of fallout travel paths of all above ground nuclear tests in the US

What fallout patterns would look like after an attack - animated by Greg Walker

One of the last US government created maps of possible nuclear targets, from the FEMA 196 Risks and Hazards-State by State report, 1990


After having gone through this list, and viewing the above maps, remember one thing: Many U.S. target areas have been decommissioned or changed their original mission and may not be targeted now by foreign nations. Then, again....maybe they still ARE targeted. Just think about it when YOU are VERIFYING whether you are in a target area.

I do have in PDF format a few more targeting documents, but I won't be posting them on an open page like this one. One is the first part of HI RISK AREAS of the UNITED STATES, dated 1978...the precurser to the Nuclear Attack Planning Base 1990 report (NAPB90) that consumed over 600 pages of paper. The other document worthy of noting on THIS page, is the NAPB90 National Aimpoint List, a strange document found via interlibrary loan directly from FEMA's Emergency Management Library, showing longitude and latitudes for MOST of the continental United States nuclear targets, which the US assumed would be targeted by Soviet or Chinese military in an all out nuclear war. Here is a sample page....

 

aimpoint sample image

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EstebanFilbar
22 Feb 2010, 12:39
All of you are crazy as hell.
It will not end with nuclear weapons.
Biological and chemical warheads will follow the nuclear weapons.
Get real mr. webmaster.
Yes, it will be the end and if you think otherwise your just as crazy as the guy you say you banned his i.p. address.
Byron
30 Jun 2009, 19:18
Hello Rich,
I found your website to be very useful. Being prior Air Force stationed at Misawa AB in Japan, I know the threat is real from first hand experience. I used to copy Russian long range bombers and Russian mobile missiles, along with the occasional Russian navy sub thrown in for good measure. I remember during one of our classified briefings we had a Russian Col. who defected from the Soviet Union gave us a little speech. In this speech he proceeded in telling us how stupid and nieave the American people are. He stated that Russia has had plans to nuke the USA since the 1950's and that when they do it will be in the middle of the night in the middle of winter. If people were smart they would start stockpiling food and water, and not just enough for you but also enough for your neighbors that didn't prepare.
Hey if we don't get nuked but get EMP'ed you will still be ready.
And hey if we don't get EMP'ed you will be stocked up for the next major earthquake that will happen along the NEW MADRID fault or the next natural disaster.
Again great website...Keep up the good work.

Oh yeah, people have to realize that primary and secondary targets will probably go in the first wave since the warheads are multiple MIRVS. Each rocket could hold 15 warheads targeted for 15 different places all at once. We will launch ours as soon as the enemies are detected, if we have 2nd strike capabilites then we will also take out their major population centers, just as their second strike will do. Fallout will be tremendous, best to be underground for a couple of months. Stock up now, it will happen, sooner than later. Really sooner if Islamic terrorist get ahold of nukes, or if North Korea grows a set of balls and tries something.

Thanks for the outlet.
Specter
17 Jun 2009, 13:18
People just assume your beautiful town,city neighborhood is a target and prepare for any emergency that may arise. Its simple a food storage is key!! You don't need no fancy cd's or books. Money wasted thaţ could be put to good use elsewhere. I would think the INEEL would also be a target in Idaho.
Karolinian
28 May 2009, 00:57
The nothern portions of the country, especially the north-east and north-west still are prime target areas due to accessability by sea and from over the pole attacks. They also have large population centers and bases.
Axcalibar
19 May 2009, 13:36
OT:
(pasted from text above)
"...even OLD bases that have been shut down in recent years because of congressional decisions and decreased funding, would still be targets simply because they would be the first refuel/rearm points to be used."
OT
13 May 2009, 09:36
Will military instillations that have been closed still be tageted? Both Mather and McClellen AFB have been closed for more than a decade. There has not been a bomber wing within 400 miles of Sacramento since. Along with the aformentioned bases; Castle AFB, Alameda NAS, El Toro, George AFB, Hamilton AFB and Norton AFB have all been closed for ten years or more, most of them were caualties of the Klinton administration.

Also, Fort Ord has been closed since 1994 and is now California State University, Monterey Bay.

I'm suprised you have not included the old Nike III missile sites in Northern California. There is a complex on the north side of the Sutter Buttes and there is a complex north of Chico.

You may want to update your target information.
A.E.
06 Apr 2009, 19:28
It's "Lynchburg" not "Lynchberg."

Rich
03 Apr 2009, 20:04
Ryan,

As owner of this entire website, not just this single page, I allow a wide breadth of discussion. If you'd like to post your comments about Nuclear War and prophecy, please use the SurvivalRing forums.

This comment tool was added specifically to this single webpage to allow specific disscussion and q & a about targeting, or specific data and facts as provided by official government created sources regarding targeting of US areas.

As you should know, by posting from the Vedas, truth about specific issues are not the same to ALL individuals. (A note to you...I HAVE read the Vedas, and many other religious documents from all over the world)

Your statement about US/USSR nuclear war is very generalized, and not appropriate for this particular page. Again, you are welcome to use our SRCC forums for discussing the areas YOU are sharing.

Regarding your comment on scientists, well, it depends on how YOU define top scientists...again, different strokes for different folks. You are most welcome to create your own website to share your feelings, beliefs, and love about your author anytime to a global audience...just like I do.

Regarding this site being a joke, well, that's your call. I've had this site going for over 13 years now, and it continues to grow in traffic, available data, and visitor interaction. Sorry you feel the way you do.

I do practice what I preach. And, I share millions of printable pages in tens of thousands of files throughout the entire SurvivalRing website project. I share them for all that come this way, with most NEVER requiring purchase, sign up, or tracking of ANY kind. Again, for over a decade I've shared.

So sorry you seem to be so narrow minded. I'm leaving your comment below on this comments section of this webpage, so my comment here will have context. Now, stop calling people names that you have absolutely NO understanding or knowledge of. It's unproductive, unbecoming, and quite infantile.
Ryan
03 Apr 2009, 16:03
I was just wondering why my post got taken down for.
It was truth and did not come from someones egoic logic.
The nuclear war will between US and Russia and started by india and pakistan and give warnings of what is to come and what to look for. He also predicted 9/11 in the 60's..

Top scientists love him too.

Why would you take down info when he was trying to help us. This makes no sence.

This is truth and is documented. Please email me back and I will leave this site as it is a joke...

Study yesterday... Prepare Today... Live Tomorrow."

Practice what you preech. You are a coward!
Mark W. Paradis
23 Mar 2009, 21:14
A nuclear 'Future' is very REAL. More real than some 'Futures' in stock. I highly recommend this thread, 'Tom' included. Afterall, we are just ordinary people. If you cannot learn the bitter truths about nuclear proliferation in this post, well, buy some post-war diapers. GOD BLESS !! - Everyone. (Meaning, EVERYONE) !!
Alex
07 Mar 2009, 01:56
I don't think we need to nit-pick each individual target-give Rich a break. The article is 3 years old. I think the main idea is that there are a lot of targets you may not have even considered to be significant enough to be bombed... and you should generally stay away from living in those big black areas on the map.
sean
03 Mar 2009, 22:24
In massachusetts, the tertiary target is spelled Fitchburg, i live there, and why would nantucket be bombed? to my knowledge there is/ was never anything really important there. also fitchburg is pretty useless now, fort Devens in Ayer is closed now, and why was lowell such a hated target?
Rich
25 Feb 2009, 02:36
I'll leave this comment up for a few days...just because I feel the need to *enlighten* a few people.

Here's Tom's IP address...
71.102.157.123

He has just spammed the heck out of this page, and of course,I as owner of this site have removed the spam...which was the message just below...posted MANY times. He has just broken multiple federal and state laws by using unauthorized access to computer systems to SPAM another's website. Way to go Tom...gee, you're such a swell guy!

Tom, here's my response to you and your brilliantly stated point/counterpoint statement, broken down sentence by sentence...and using little words, for your small mind.

"Your full of shit."

I believe your sentence was meant to say "You're..." but you like breaking rules...even simple grammer. Good for you.

"All the weapons going off will block out sun light thus killing off plant life and starving the human race out."

Oh gee whillikers...you've just shown the world how out of date YOU are. This theory was blown out of the water YEARS ago, when the Sagan group known as TAPPS created a virtual world and blew up 6000 megatons of virtual nukes to study the effects on an earth-like world...that didn't have rotation, stratified climate zones, or other earthlike events. Do yourself a favor, Tom...visit some LIBRARIES and learn the truth. You think mankind has the ability to destroy the earth with ALL the nuclear weapons on the planet going off at once? Well, Mr. Man...the Sumatra earthquake of 2004 (9.3 magnitude) put out the energy equivalent of 9,560 gigatons of TNT equivalent (550 million times that of Hiroshima), which is over 1600 times more energy than the most commonly used amount of 6000 megatons in an all out thermonuclear war, in most nuclear war discussion literature. Look it up, my man...it's all on the "interwebs". The point is NATURE, in ONE single geologic event, created MORE energy in 10 minutes than a full nuclear exchange could do in HOURS.

"Then there are the highly radioactive areas that will takes thousands of years to recover."

Really now? Gee. That means that Chernobyl won't be able to be visited until sometime around 5000 to 10000 AD. Oh wait, I forgot...you can drive through that part of Russia NOW.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,411285,00.html

Only twenty years it seems...

"You can't see radiation or feel it until it's too late."

Wrong. Ask those survivors of Hiroshima or Nagasaki...some still alive, who were only hundreds of yards from Ground Zero of the nuclear detonation.

http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/whitelightblackrain/

"The government surplus gieger counters are junk."

Only if you don't have them checked out and recalibrated by a trained and fully equipped facility...such as my good friend Shane Connor has in my home state of Texas...

http://www.radmeters4u.com/calibrate.htm

"So wise guy know it all, people are going to survive how?"

By gathering knowledge of the effects of nuclear weapons, expedient shelter, food storage, and basic survival skills. As I always say, you're more likely to die in a natural disaster on any given day, then to suffer effects of any nuclear or radiologial detonation, dirty bomb, or accident.

"By eating what again?"

Food stored for future needs, my man...it's called PLANNING.

"Spread you bull shit else where. I bet you even believe in "global warming"."

Dude...this is MY website. What the F'ing hell is wrong with you? And, I believe global warming is a myth procreated and substantiated by political entities to subjugate property rights, free enterprise, and personal responsibilies with socialistic and marxist regimes and despots who are only in it to enrich themselves...but, hey, that's not the topic of THIS website.

"Another chicken little sky is falling cry."

Tommy Boy...you watch too many animated Disney movies in your mom's basement.

"Another tip, your maps are fucking outdated pal. Another example of how fucking clue less you are."

I didn't make the maps or target lists on this page, little man. The US government did many years ago. I created this web page on my site to open up discussion and dialogue SPECIFICALLY for interested visitors to open their minds a little bit...not CLOSE them as you so obviosly been doing for quite a long time, by your misled and inappropriate statements posted in spammed duplicate messages this evening. I have more data than you can wrap your tiny little mind around regarding government created, sponsored and long planned for nuclear preparedness...including hundreds and hundreds of maps...again, ALL government generated.

I believe the "f'ing clueless" individual, in this case, is the man in YOUR mirror.

"Suck it!"

My oh my...do you kiss your momma with that mouth? Just how does ANYTHING you've stated in either of your two posts here add ANYTHING to this topic of nuclear preparedness? Inquiring minds want to know. Oh, sorry...I seem to have banned your IP address
from posting anything new to this page. Host name: pool-71-102-157-123.snloca.dsl-w.verizon.net, IP address: 71.102.157.123, points to the location of Reston, VA, UNITED STATES. You wouldn't be a government disinformation specialist now, would you? Nah, don't think so. Oh wait, Obama's in charge now...so we DO have idiots filling up all those new government welfare jobs now. Congrats on your new job.
Tom
24 Feb 2009, 01:57
Rich,

Your full of shit. All the weapons going off will block out sun light thus killing off plant life and starving the human race out. Then there are the highly radioactive areas that will takes thousands of years to recover. You can't see radiation or feel it until it's too late. The government surplus gieger counters are junk. So wise guy know it all, people are going to survive how? By eating what again?

Spread you bull shit else where. I bet you even believe in "global warming". Another chicken little sky is falling cry.

Another tip, your maps are fucking outdated pal. Another example of how fucking clue less you are.

Suck it!
Rich
21 Feb 2009, 16:47
Gee, Tom...angry at something? I am the owner/mod/etc for this site. The article has been around for years. I have seen source materials that cover
way more than just the "old" targets listed above, and only offer this data as a STARTING POINT for discussion.

Of course nothing's happened, which is a good thing. But, just because nothing's happened by NOW, doesn't mean nothing will EVER happen regarding ANY target listed on this page.

Regarding paranoia...gee, have you LOOKED at the current world around you? A MASSIVE recession, depression just around the corner, stocks skyrocketing into a bottomless crevasse, unemployment soaring? You live under a rock or something...well, good for you! Nukes are a horrible, TERRIBLE thing.

The fact that only TWO areas, out of the HUNDREDS listed above have been attacked, by terrorists (or any other nation or group) is a wonder. But a target, whether new or old, still remains a target in the mind of the allie...or the enemy...which can be a few, or a lot.

Many more things exist in this world that are guaranteed to wreak harm, injury, or death to uncountable souls...nukes just being ONE possibility. The ONLY fool *here*, is the one that negates the idea that a certain thing is threat, because it hasn't happened yet. Poor boy, if it's possible...well damn it, it's probable. PERIOD.

Feeling collective in mind and thought processes, is the FIRST step to preparing for anything that may happen WHERE WE LIVE. The targets above are just ONE of a thousand things that can happen in any ONE location. But, it is STILL worthy of thought and discussion.

Being upwind of an event is one thing. Being downwind is an entirely DIFFERENT thing, but one that has much more deadly consequences.

Whether you or any other naysayers think it worthy of anyone's time to think about is BESIDE the point. I'll leave your tacky little comment on, just to show you that "The Mods" are capable of many more things than penny ante baseless thoughts or diatribes of indignancy. Sorry you feel so bad about yourself..and must share it with the world.

For the rest of you, who have asked many questions the last few months...stay tuned. I'm working on an update to this page, that creates an interactive website with this data, your comments, google maps, video, and more. I think you'll like the directions, and updates, that are in the works. Thanks to all for your questions and thoughts, and comments. Targetlist 2.0 is on the way.

Rich
Founder -
www.SurvivalRing.org
www.SurvivalCD.com
Tom
21 Feb 2009, 14:52
This is an article that plays to the paranoid crowd. First comment was in 2006, were in 2009 nothings happened. Stop being such fools. Bet this comment won't make it onto the page as all the previous comments support this ridiculous idea an the mods want you to feel collective and in the same boat.
Jason
17 Feb 2009, 02:02
I doubt Hawethorne NV is still a target.
As it was an ammo storage facility that has now been shut down for the most part.
Also the map for Nevada shows the base at Hurlong(actually in california). My understanding is that the nukes that were stored there have been removed.
I live in Reno, which I see is a teritary
target. I would have to guess this is due to it being a access corridor through the Sierras, and that we have a tank farm here for fuels. Is this correct? Otherwise I doubt someone would take Reno out due to casinos.
Scott
11 Feb 2009, 23:16
Michigan still lists the two big bases in the Upper Peninsula, Sawyer AFB and Kincheloe AFB (mis-spelled Xinchelee?) which was also known as Kinross Air Field. Neither of these exist as a military base any more. Kinross is a ghost town, with nothing at the old base site but empty buildings and Sawyer is now an International Airport with the country's biggest runway (not used anymore, once for B-52s.). I seriously doubt the Russians or Chinese would waste a resource like a nuke on a non-functioning shell of a base, and a third-rate airport with only 2 carriers: American and Northwest, and even those are only their short-range shuttles (American Eagle and Mesaba). Please update this file. Incorrect information is more dangerous than no information.
Bill
05 Feb 2009, 12:09
I was wondering if anyone had similar targets in the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada area
NyGuy
14 Dec 2008, 14:36
Rich, I am in Rochester, NY. I know we are listed as a tertiary target, but I was wondering what you thought of the western New York region as a whole in terms of radiation fallout and long term viability? If I need to leave the area, what places do you recommend that wouldn't be impossible to get to in the event of a nuclear war?
Yorgos
09 Dec 2008, 03:48
Now. I'm sure you guys are more solidly informed of the whole deal than I ever would be.
Still I worked for the local CivDef unit in my hometown of Salonica here in Greece(I'm sure those sound very exotic to you but actually Greece is in Europe and is a NATO member so you might wanna do a little research on us).
Now all the reason we ever had of fearing a strategic nuclear attack on our soil from the Soviets was that there was a military storage depot a stone's throw from the city(Salonica, remember?) and we were storing some tactical warheads there(which were yours actually since Greece had no clearance to use those under any circumstances without consent from the US)
Thing is this facility is long gone...it's halfway to being totally deserted and squatters are going to take over shortly!
Still, CivDef has gotten no order implying that the warheads were ever removed! So every few months me and a few other good guys are jumping on a bulldozer and help keep that dirt wall we've erected around the depot back in the 70s standing...cuz you never know...
Cuz you never know what way things are gonna go with a Russian President like Putin...
Well thank God YOU PEOPLE voted for the BLACK GUY this time around...I might even skip a few weekends spent on that bulldozer for the next 4 years at least....
Matt
08 Dec 2008, 02:12
Being in Denver, I'm pretty much screwed if something happens. I think I would just get all my friends and drive to Red Rocks. Hell I guess I'm a sucker for poetic endings
The DEFCON Warning System
22 Nov 2008, 00:52
> farmland which provides the populace
> with the ability to feed itself is a
> valid target

Not really. The old Soviet philosophy (and there's no reason to believe it has changed) was not anti-population, but rather anti-structure. Therefore, all they wanted to do was eliminate the possibility of a counter-attack by the US. So they would target military (to prevent retaliation) and economic (to prevent a resurgent US) structures.

So farmland was nowhere on their list specifically. However, as many of our missile fields are located near farmlands...
Sean
05 Nov 2008, 18:13
Hi Rich. I'm in Eureka, CA. Am I correct to assume that I'm completely safe from fallout, given that I'm far from any sort of target and none of the maps I've seen show fallout here? The other thing I'm worried about is long term. Would food, etc. run out here? There is some agricultural area around the county but most of it is forested, and I don't think I can live off fish. It is also relatively remote, so would there be many refugees? I'm assuming this is a great place to be compared to the rest of the nation, but I'm not sure. I would appreciate any advice.
Porman
19 Sep 2008, 10:50
People forget, farmland which provides the populace with the ability to feed itself is a valid target. Drifting fallout goes where it wants to, and may be combined with a strong storm system for better distribution.

Any attack would shut down most businesses, including military related ones.

EMP might not be a first course of action, as much as an economic meltdown would cause greater disarray. How long will an army obey orders if it isn't being paid, or is paid in worthless money?

A lot has changed in the 20 years since the data was compiled to create these pages.

Cell phone towers can be hacked into and the power ramped way up may cause the local populace to get very mad at each other.

Numerous cameras all connected to the web enable any enemy to survey the damage before sending in any troops.

If the Civil defense Victoreen Geiger counter model 1A registers any radiation you are already dead because the instrument is not sensitive enough. Get something more modern and check anything you buy before purchase.

A motivated starving person will follow you three days, hoping to invite you for his dinner. Learn to be a good cook.
Rich
09 Sep 2008, 02:52
Iodine,
Yep...SOME of them are. The color map is straight from FEMA 196-Risks and Hazards State by State, published 1990...many years LATER than the old civil defense program, and just after the OLD cold war ended. And, yes, they do need to come up with new maps...and they are. Problem is, they are classified. I've been contacted by more than one contractor working for Uncle Sam on DHS projects, and shared some of my private collection with them (such as the Aimpoint List), which was new to them.
iodine
08 Sep 2008, 06:01
These maps are straight out of old civil defense handbooks from the 1960's. Things have changed quite a bit in 40 years. Now that the cold war is starting to heat up again, they might have to come up with some new maps.
Nora
06 Sep 2008, 02:32
Please remove the Primary Target - Chanute Airforce Base in Rantoul, IL. It has been closed for almost 20 years, and no military remains in Rantoul. The base is now owned by the village of Rantoul and contains a large are of housing for foster chidren. Thanks!
Ray
01 Sep 2008, 10:51
Even if some of the targets are outdated many of the "old" targets will be hit just to be sure.

Some have asked why there city would be targeted, Well in those days any city with a pop. of 50.000 or more was on the list. After the first strike the cities would have received a secondary strike containing Biologicals(Small Pox) to wipe out the suvivors after their immune systems were comprimised.
Thomas
30 Jul 2008, 20:30
I appreciate the information but I'm a little confused when it comes to Secondary and Tertiary strikes. I live in Texarkana, Texas which is listed as a secondary target but Texarkana, ARK has been listed as a tertiary target. There really is no distinction between the locations of the two cities. A street that runs down the middle of the two towns separates Texas from Arkansas. ( On a side note the street is called State-Line it's funny if you think about it.) Does this mean that we should expect two bombs or just one and if so would the priority of Arkansas move up to secondary or Texas move down to tertiary. I'm hoping you say the Texas side would move down but that isn't very logical; it's only a naive wish. Thanks.
steve
23 Jun 2008, 03:05
 Like your site. Is there anyway to get a up to date target map of alaska.
(king salmon af base has been closed etc>)
Nuclear war is inevitable
Ben
04 May 2008, 15:30
I live in Northern California (Lake County). I know Sacramento and the Bay Area will be targeted, but I'm pretty far from those. I think I'm pretty safe where I am? I also can't figure out what that target is on the coast of Mendocino County to the west on your map. Thanks.
Lighthope
27 Apr 2008, 15:50
All these comments about primary, secondary, and tertiary targets are very concerning.

Rule 1 for nuclear war: Get out of the Cities!

Rule 2: Assume your target is a primary target.

Rule 3: Just because it's been decommissioned doesn't mean it's still not a target.

Primary rule: Prepare for the worst. Better to be over-prepared than under.

FYI, there's a tertiary target in Pend Oreille County, WA that I think is a dam but am not certain. If it is a hydroelectric dam, it probably is a higher priority target as it responsible for a lot of power in the NW.
HeavyGuns
14 Apr 2008, 10:26
These days I dont think that you have to worry about Nukeular attacks. More I would worry about ground attacks in the cities that offer a bigger kill rate. I think we should worry more about attacks in big cities, I would say all the big cities of the USA. I for one will never go back to the cities. But if anyone is going to attack us just to kill us that is where the attacks will be. meaning other then to start out an all out nukeular war nobody wants that. I would have to say that it would be terrioust attacks on the cities where they would get the most population kills.
bobby
13 Apr 2008, 16:48
i live in waterford mi, am i a target. what about fall out suits or gas mask. do those work. what do i do. need info.... nike missle silo was used but now it is a coomunity college are they good shelter.
Dave
02 Apr 2008, 03:57
Sorry just read that Meridian was a Secondary target, I would still move it to a Primary target tho.
Dave
02 Apr 2008, 03:51
Very informative, although I would think that Great Lakes, IL, the Navy Recruit Training Command/Tech Core/Engineering Schools would be a key target in IL due to Navy tech ratings being trained there, just a thought.

Also you have Meridian, MI listed as a tertiary target, even tho there is also a Naval Air Base/Training School there. I think that it would be logically moved to a primary, or secondary target.

You also need to think more of physiological warfare. Would we be more effected by losing a Military Base, or a beloved national monument? Personally I would think that the enemy would choose the latter (See World Trade Center.)
Phil
28 Mar 2008, 18:00
Rich

I have owned my copy of nuclear war survival skills and several other publications for many years. I have watched the world change over the years and although I am not convinced of a full out nuclear war, I do believe that the world will undergo some transformation that may alter the balance of power and social economic lines in our lifetime. I have done the math from the information provided, and although my location is not ideal I believe that building a well stocked fallout (security bunker) shelter will work. I live and work in the Kalamazoo MI area, The property I am looking at is 24 miles west of the city and several miles south of the I-94 Highway corridor. I realize there is a nuclear power plant west of that location about 35 miles, but it is also south of me and prevailing winds should help with that factor. As I said, it is not ideal, but this is where my life is and I believe this location is survivable.. Any thoughts?? Thanks.
Phil.
Retired Marine
22 Mar 2008, 04:09
The target list is obsolete. It lists the dissasembled Minuteman silos. In SC, it lists the Navy base (now defunct) and the now non-functioning weapons production facility near Aiken, SC
Larry Salley
29 Feb 2008, 23:42
Interesting subject, but somewhat outdated.

In looking at the primary target list, the Charleston, SC submarine base no longer exists.

The Savannah River Plant site in Aiken, SC, no loger exists.

None of the Minuteman silos, which were once primary targets, when the Clayton book was published in the early 1980s..exist in 2007.

Almost all of the strategic targets cited in this article no longer exist, thank to the SALT initiatives under Ronald Regan.

GPS technology has moved our nuclear triad off-shore, to the extent that a few Trident class SSBNs can carry the entire "Doomsday package" of the old SAC. Other than striking "counter-value" targets, there is no longer a utility in attacking targets in CONUS.

Nevertheless, there is a utility in maintaining awareness of the dangers presented in catastrophic circumstances.

In reading this page, I am circumspectually aware that President Regan made our world safer from the Soviet threat.
Tim Stumpf
21 Feb 2008, 04:15
I was wondering if several layers of concreet backerboard (such as used behind tile in bathrooms etc) would work to cut down on radiation? It comes in 1/2"thick sheets. With 12 sheats would you get near the same protection as a 6" thick concreet wall?
Of corse you would have to stagger the joints.
Im also wondering if you put copper scrubbing pads (chore boy etc) into an air pipe would it help to cut down on radiation?
adam
18 Feb 2008, 21:03
someone was asking about Canada? there would be many warheads that would fall short of there targets and the fallout would get us to There are many targets along the Canada US border.
Rich
09 Feb 2008, 18:42


Vanturco,
If GLOBAL nuke war occurs, MOST of us ARE screwed...but not from fallout. It'll more likely be from starvation by not having adequate food and water supplies, the ability to grow your own food, supplies for any livestock, and the proper tools to dust yourself off and get back on your feet. THAT is the threat. Fallout can kill, but not if you seek appropriate short term shelter. Read a little deeper into the science and preparedness info I have online here. Best start would be Nuclear War Survival Skills, which you can find here www.survivalring.org/bunker . Nuke terror is a hell of a lot more likely to occur than all out nuclear war, but the individual response to the threat is simple, and very easy to deal with, if your only true worry is fallout. Living inside an area that is LIKELY to be in a blast overpressure zone...well that is why I have these target lists here, but they're only good for the US. If I had sources for every other country's likely targets, I'd add them here as well.

By the way, On The Beach was FICTION...as are most other fictional nuke survival movies, books, and plays. Know your threat by doing your own real research, instead of listening to pop culture references.

Rich
vanturco
09 Feb 2008, 18:32
If a nuclear war happens we´re all fucked up ´cause there will be no place to go . The radiation from the explosions will be blown by the wind all over the world and it will be a simple matter of time for us to die . Even here in rio de janeiro ...
Rich
25 Oct 2007, 19:55
Hello, Bernice...

Bruce Beach, being a long time Canuck, can probably answer this better. Try this page...

http://www.ki4u.com/nuclearsurvival/states/aatargets.htm

Read the entire page, for a good idea of what North American targeting would be, and apply the target strategy to the same type of industry/military areas you might find north of the border.

My personal feelings are that Most targeting would be on Canada's east coast. The west side of the country would receive fallout from foreign attacks on Alaskan targets, such as oil ports and such.
Rich
25 Oct 2007, 19:44
Hi Mary,

Iowa is average for long term living, but in event of regional disaster, it's still a bit too close to Chicago, Detroit, and most of the east coast. Upwind of you to the west and northwest are the missile fields of Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Montana...which in a bad situation, would certainly be hit. Unless you have access to PLENTY of water on your potential property, off road capable vehicles for the dirt road, and good soil at the new place for your private garden, you might reconsider. Good move away from major areas, but an easy half tank of gas for threats to reach you via surface traffic. Think hard about longer term needs. If you can make it work on this farmhouse, you'll be ok. Key thing is be aware of city, state and regional threat analysis and self preservation needs to deal with them. Sound like a good place to make a very good fallout shelter out of sight of prying eyes.
Rich
25 Oct 2007, 18:13
Hi Mike,
Looking at your area, you're located in what could be a very bad place. You're directly downwind from Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh...all major metro areas targeted for multiple reasons, and multiple warhead strikes in a large attack...think megatons as an upwind possibility.

You're northeast of Baltimore and DC, and uncomfortably close. Looks like you're located near the Funktown/I-70 area. Hagerstown seems to have a nice buffer of lots of greenbelt/farming area, which is nice. But your biggest threat, post nuke anywhere in your region, is that you're very near a main thoroughfare, have food processing and storage, and will have a lot of nuclear fallout in a multi-pronged attack on the east coast.

Best bet. Have a plan to head FAR west...other side of the Mississippi, or deep mountains of Virginia, and have a bugout bag, vehicle, and friends in those areas.
Bernice
20 Oct 2007, 05:28
What about potential Canadian targets?
We would get a lot of fallout if not
bombed as well, so where?
Mary Ellen Slazyk
16 Oct 2007, 14:10
We are very close to Chicago, and are looking to move to North Central Iowa next year. Do you think this is a good location, Rich?
We have found an old farmhouse with 7 acres, out in the country on a dirt road, 3 miles from the nearest town, that has a population of about 350 people. The nearest target area is about 95 miles away, as the crow flies.
Mike
16 Oct 2007, 12:43
I live about 5 miles southeast of Hagerstown, MD, not terribly far from Camp David and Ft. Detrick. And there is "something" on nearby Lambs Knoll that is US Gov't. related that could be a potential target as well. Any thoughts on how bad it might be in my area?
Rich
08 Oct 2007, 13:52
Bryan,

You seem to be just south of M8, with a buffer of some farmland between you and the city. Edinburgh's population of just under half a million is the same as my entire state of Wyoming, but with the entire country still one third the size of my state, it has be be a lot more crowded. Edinburgh, being the nation's capital has too many things going for it to NOT be a major target in a regional attack. The industrial base, coastal ports, major airport (already a previous target of terror this year), probably military staging, fuel and transportation hub, and assumedly communications and food production facilities. You're way too close my friend. Options? Get more rural...expatriate to the USA...or hunker down in your own unannounced and hand made safe room/shelter in your own home. Good luck.
Bryan
04 Oct 2007, 20:04
What about Scotland?
I live in a place called Livingston which is 10 miles west of Edinburgh? My town holds about 30,000 people. Will we be a target?
Rich
03 Oct 2007, 03:22
PJ,

The areas you've looked at are a good start. Also, consider Wyoming and/or southern Montana. Wyoming is shielded quite a bit by the Rockies, especially in the Wind River Basin. During the nuke testing years, fallout paths from Nevada were diverted north and south of the Basin by three different ranges. Also, Montana is a good bet, since any terror hits on the east coast, for the most part, will be carried southeast be seasonal prevailing winds...which means away from Montana.

Consider smaller towns of less then 10k population. Become active in the community, and bring skills that are helpful to the table.

Hope this helps.

Rich
PJ
12 Sep 2007, 14:27
I am trying to assess where to buy a bug-out location, since I am forced to live near a target city. There are many considerations, of course. I am primarily looking for any location not a direct target of a nuke, be it from enemy nation or Islamofascist terrorist and a location out of the area of initial nuclear fallout (the first 1-2 weeks after an attack), given normal prevailing winds. A good secondary concern would be the mass relocation of survivors from metro areas (if any), and their most-likely routes (probably the Interstate Highways). I should like to stay away from those as well. Currently looking at SW Oregon, Eastern Oregon and Mid-Western Idaho. Any suggestions?
S
01 Sep 2007, 02:13
Also wanted to add that the missles and silos from Ellsworth AFB, SD, Grand Forks AFB, ND, and Whiteman AFB, MO have been removed/destroyed in compliance with the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty...
S
01 Sep 2007, 01:49
I would move these two bases in Sacramento down or off of the list since they have both been closed now for years: Mather AFB (SAC bombers, Sacramento)and McClellan AFB (Sacramento). The bombers were flown out to somewhere else and Mather is now a civilian airport and McClellan is now a business park.
Rich
17 Aug 2007, 02:06
Hi Brian,

You answered your own question. As long as there exists a usuable runway, it can and would be used as a secondary landing area, for refueling, rearming, and relaunching if and as needed. Same reason the interstates are designed in certain ways. Can be used for the exact same reason, after all primary landing strips have been hit. SAC may not be around there for the time being, but if needed, that airport will be reconstituted within hours of need.

Rich
Brian
17 Aug 2007, 01:31
I'm confused why Sault Ste Marie, Michigan would be a primary target when the SAC base in Kincheloe was closed years ago after the cold war....yes it still posses the long runway and the AFB is used as a public airport but not SAC base exists in the area anymore..
David
19 May 2007, 15:29
Shouldn't Ft. Campbell Army base in Clarksville, TN be somewhere on the list? I know army bases are not top priority, but it does have a really long runway that could be used for refueling and rearming as said in other places.

I'm also wondering why Memphis gets a higher rating than Nashville? Memphis in on a plain (I-40 as a runway) and the Mississippi (for moving large amounts of mem and material). Is there anything else that makes a difference?
Justin
16 May 2007, 19:31
Shaun, what the hell are you talking about? North Korea never launched any missles in October 2006. The last missle test done by North Korea was July 5, 2006, and the Taepodong-2 missle they were testing failed and crashed into the Sea of Japan less than a minute in flight. The US made no attempts to shoot down the missles as they were not threatning or aimed for a specific target.

If you are referring to the Octobet, 2006 North Korean nuclear test, that test was conducted underground.

The Strategic Defense Initiative (or "Star Wars" as you call it) was never fully developed or deployed. It would potentially violate several previous treaties, and would render the MAD doctrine completely moot.

Stop pulling garbage out of your ass.
joe
09 May 2007, 13:32
Can we trust the Russians.Do they look at us as weaker since we have stretched are forces and there is still movements to reduce our nuclear forces.Through the years we have ceased steps that we use to view as critical to our defense-Operation Chrome Dome, the Lookingglass flights, Tacamo flights. Do our bomber forces still practice to get off the ground in minutes if an alert is sounded, and how many of our SSBN's are at sea ready to launch.How stable is our Nuclear Triad. I know the Russians say that they no longer target our cities but doesn't it only take a fwe minutes to retarget their missiles.Besides most of our military targets are near large population centers anyway. Other than England who are our true friends that will respond if we are attacked.At times I feel we are at more risk than we were during the Cold War, at least there was a clearer picture of our true enemy. Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Rich Fleetwood
07 May 2007, 14:43
Hi Joe,

This worry has been going on for years, since the 90s. Google American Hiroshima, and you'll get this "Paul Williams details 'American Hiroshima'
Al-Qaida plotting nuclear attack with weapons already in U.S."

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46127

Williams has been pushing this book for a LONG time now, and is not the only voice claiming AQ has nukes. My feeling is this...IF they had them...even one...they would have used one by now. Yet, all we've seen is suicide bombers, several failed hijack attempts, and menace and daily threat in the middle east.

I do fear that if they really don't have one, they soon will...and we will see tens of thousands die in a US city when they use it.

Prepare for the worst...hope for the best.

Rich
joe
06 May 2007, 22:34
Is it true that Bin-Laden has about 20 suitcase nuclear weapons and this is going to fit in with the next strike against the United States that he has stated will be worse than 9-11
Rich
01 May 2007, 14:01
Hi Cathy,

Below are some answers for you.

1. I live in the Metro Atlanta area (Georgia). I note Atlanta is on the list. Is that for just one bomb? Would Fort Gillem, Fort MacPherson, and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport be targeted?

Here is a map of potential Georgia targets.
http://www.survivalring.org/nuclearsurvival/states/ga.jpg

I believe the places you mention above would be targets in a massive attack, but we're more likely to see terrorist in a major metro area, and unfortunately, Atlanta is one of those in a big way. Best option to stay safe in the long run would be to find a place northwest of the metro area to live and work (if possible), so if/when Atlanta gets another bomb (I remember Rudolph and the Olympics), you'll be UPWIND.

2. Would the Hatch nuclear power plant in Appling County (SE Georgia) possibly be a target?

Yes, ANY nuke power plant is a target. Although the government is taking protection of them deadly seriously, the potential for aircraft or truck bomb attack would crack the cask and release a radioactive plume downwind. Again, find an upwind location from any target. Hope this helps.

Rich
Cathy
30 Apr 2007, 14:39
Hi. Thanks for the list of targets. A couple of questions:

1. I live in the Metro Atlanta area (Georgia). I note Atlanta is on the list. Is that for just one bomb? Would Fort Gillem, Fort MacPherson, and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport be targeted?

2. Would the Hatch nuclear power plant in Appling County (SE Georgia) possibly be a target?

All the best

Cathy
Rich
25 Apr 2007, 12:42
Hi Uhu,

Thanks for you input. I would love to see your solution occur on this planet. However, the US is not the only nation with stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Until ALL get rid of their weapons, NONE will be safe. Currently there are over 26,000 warheads, either assembled or as nuclear "pits" (plutonium cores of nukes) on the face of the planet. Some of those are MISSING. I can only guess where they might be. Yep, we've all heard the rumors, but NO absolute verification of backpack nukes, tracking of EVERY warhead, or if Al-Queda REALLY has their hands on some.

It's a long wanted dream of No Nukes on the planet...but it's not going to happen anytime soon. Again, it is up to INDIVIDUALS to know how to deal with a future nuclear disaster upwind of them...when, not if, it is to occur. That is what the REST of this website is all about.

Uhu, tell us. How does Russia feel, I mean, at the citizen level? Is the average man on the street concerned about nuclear terror, or still concerned with possible attack from the Evil Western Capitalists? There has to be some valid response from your side of the pond on how normal folks feel about it as well. Please share your comments here when you can.

Rich
Rich
25 Apr 2007, 12:35
Joe,
Peace through Strength is what Reagan used to end the Cold War with the Soviets. During the run up to the end of the USSR, I played a part of the program, working in Defense Electronics building FLIR, Laser, TOW, and other weapons control systems. I could show you the Google Map of the huge boarded up plant that I worked at for years, now shut down, like hundreds of others across the country.

Our military is the strongest, most agile, and best equipped in the world. BUT, they're being rationed with bullets, protective gear, and more...and our previous and even current administrations (mostly the now Democratic congress) STILL want to cut funding, and make it HARDER for our soldiers to do their job...which means one thing. If they can't do their job properly, our nation is in for one hell of a future, with terror back on our shores in a short time, and here to stay.

This targets page is what the OLD SCHOOL team thought would be threatened by our enemies in the worst kinds of attack...all out global thermonuclear warfare. Now, just pick ANY target city above. We could lose ANY one of them today, tomorrow, or in a few minutes...because someone high up in government decided we just can't do enough to PROTECT anyplace anymore...only RESPOND to the "eventual" destruction of a major city. Can you say "Katrina Response"?

I have verification from the highest sources, that THIS is the current SOP.

What does this mean to you and me, the average citizen? It is up to US to know how to protect ourselves, should we be downwind from that now inevitible terror attack.

The list above gives us at least some kind of starting point. Remember this, however. The attacks on 9/11 occurred in cities MENTIONED ABOVE.

Think about THAT. This list was online before THAT event occurred.
Rich
25 Apr 2007, 12:00
Mr. Malloy,

Yes, please do weigh in with your thoughts. I'd appreciate hearing anythin you could share with us.

Rich
Uhu
24 Apr 2007, 14:27
Fancy any Russian in your discussion?
Here I am. Yeah, yeah, from the frozen country without any computers and with an endless winter. (barbaric and uncivilized, I forgot to add).
One and only way to survive is to force your government (and not only your) to forget about the very idea of nuclear war. That is the plan for survival... Best one.
joe
23 Apr 2007, 23:06
Peace through strength will assure our survival and our allies.There are many factions that want to wipe us off the map, like the arabs want to do with israel.As long as the world is divided and the many lunatic nations are not reigned in,we are in danger.Nuclear weapons are here to stay for a long time.If we do not maintain a deterrent force we invite attack.We have become the world's police force.We are the only global superpower left,and until the world grows up we need to stay strong.I wonder what all the critics will say the day of the first nuclear strike on american soil.Until you become responsible for the free world's safety, think about what you say.Global Strike and other military plans will help to defend us.I do believe we need to survive so our planet survives and does not fall into another Dark Age
J. Malloy
23 Apr 2007, 09:59
Interesting debate. As a former armed forces officer and current co-director of an intelligence agency, may I weigh in?
Shaun
15 Apr 2007, 08:59
I was in the Navy once. I survived Gulf War One and I am still alive despite Gulf War Syndrome. I don't care what anyone thinks, I know "star wars" exists and works quite well. What do you suppose destroyed the missile North Korea attempted to launch in October of 2006? Is it possible there are some nuclear suitcase bombs around here? Well, anything is possible. But, I think the government knows how to find this kind of weapon which is likely beyond top secret. Also, I think our interrogation methods have yielded tremendous intelligence breathroughs saving lives. Medical science has as well. In fact, I look forward to the revelations of the great successes left quiet for now in 10 years or so, once this war has finally concluded itself. Does China, North Korea and Iran need to go? Absolutely. Russia too? Yes, if they sold them their weapons, and any other nation, including Britain and France if proven, and even South Africa. hey, I am a patriot and I believe in first strike if you know your enemy is about to attempt to kill millions of your nation's people. Period. God And Country. No less. Best advice to give "better to make the other poor dumb bastard die for his country than for you to die for your country!" - General Patton.
Rich
20 Mar 2007, 16:19
R,

Your comments show a lack of real understanding about the entire thought process of nuclear survival.

Your comments..."We are all screwed"

No...we're not. Fallout from any weapon decomposes fairly quickly. A generalized nuclear attack would cause tremendous fallout, but many miles downwind from an event, it would be safe to go outside after 14 days.

"Telling people they might be safe away from targets is foolish."

No...it's not foolish. It's called Planning. Any large city (duh..see the list above) could be a target. Any small city MIGHT suffer fallout. But, Fallout IS survivable. You just have to take the time to understand what it is.

"The radiation, nuclear winter, and mass panic will kill many more."

No nuclear winter...period. Fallout..yes, it will kill, if people DON'T take the time to educate themselves about how it works, and wait those 2 weeks. Panic? Yep..it'll happen. It happens for a lot LESS. LA..1992, for example.

"Mankind will almost be snuffed out."

Nope...won't happen. What will kill a hell of a lot more is folks like you giving up, and going into panic mode, and killing innocents as YOU start to freak out.

"I am glad I am in an area where I would die in the fireball."

The MOST common response to a threat..."I want the easy way out..It's Too Hard...Wah!" Get REAL, man! Life's a bitch, and you die. If you're giving up, you're not living...you're ALREADY dead and just don't know it...and your statement is the MOST selfish thing you can say. It is NOT all about you.

"Being a former ICBM maintainer, I think I have a little know in this area."

Glad your a FORMER missileer. But, I don't think you did any real work on your own to understand what the REAL effects would be on those NOT in the fireball of the missile you might launch.

Nukes can kill...they HAVE killed. Hiroshima, Nagasaki...still THRIVE today..and the victims are remembered and memorialized. Key word here...Our first nuclear war was NOT the end of the world. Neither will our next one.

Grow a spine my friend...do your own research..start by reading the TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PAGES Of NUCLEAR SURVIVAL info on this very website.

Rich
Founder - SurvivalRing.

R
18 Mar 2007, 17:29
We are all screwed if a war like this starts. Telling people they might be safe away from targets is foolish. The radiation, nuclear winter, and mass panic will kill many more. Remember our responce will contaminate other areas of the world and blow over us. Mankind will almost be snuffed out. I am glad I am in an area where I would die in the fireball. To live on with the horrors of the world after this? No thanks! Being a former ICBM maintainer, I think I have a little know in this area.

Pray it never happens...
Rich
13 Feb 2007, 17:18
M.W.

I'm pretty sure it has to do with military bases, past and present. And, your comments about China and any other supposed Ally to the US could turn around in a heartbeat...
Be sure to read the text above, BEFORE the list starts. It might help define a bit more for you about the viability of old targets vs. current (or possible future) targets.

Rich
M. W.
01 Feb 2007, 00:35
In reference to the Virginia Tertiary Possible Strike locations, i was just curious to know why Petersburg and Hopewell would be on the list. Would it be because of the Military Base?
Also, I think many, (at least the ones i speak to) are concerned that while our backs are turned with our troops in Iraq, The possibility of China making a move is more of a probability. That may be something that you may consider addressing on this page.
Rich
18 Nov 2006, 18:18
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