US Nuclear Targets: What You Need to Know

0:00A new report from World Population Review lays out potential nuclear targets across the U.S. based on projections from a study about a Russian attack, hitting our nuclear forces first. Big cities top the list. New York, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Denver, Houston, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Texas spots include the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Houston, and the PanTech's Plant near Amarillo, where they assemble and maintain nuclear warheads. New Mexico has Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque. Other military sites stretch from NORAD in Colorado to bases in Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Montana, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. Half of Americans, according to a recent U-Gov poll, think nuclear war is more likely now than 10 years ago. The doomsday clock just ticked to 85 seconds to midnight, signaling real global tension

1:03even before recent conflicts heated up. Fallout could drift far, like from a Denver-Head Reaching El Paso, or even Chihuahua City in 10 days, depending on winds. Radiation emergencies aren't just bombs. They could come from dirty bombs or plant accidents. So whether you're near a target or not, know the basics. Get inside a sturdy building, stay put, clean up, and tune into updates from officials. Be sharp out there. This has been El Paso News Today, powered by AI.