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| | ==Department of Defense De-Classified TR-82 "High Risk Areas" Report== | | ==Department of Defense De-Classified TR-82 "High Risk Areas" Report== |
| − | Much of the target structure location research here is based on numerous published sources<ref>[http://www.nti.org/country-profiles/israel/nuclear ''Nuclear Country Profile''], [[Washington, DC]]: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Last updated: May, 2014. Accessed January 15, 2015</ref> | + | Much of the target structure location research here is based on numerous published sources<ref>[http://www.nti.org/country-profiles/united-states/nuclear/ ''Nuclear Country Profile''], [[Washington, DC]]: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Last updated: May, 2014. Accessed January 15, 2015</ref>, but especially the [[U.S.]] [[Department of Defense|DoD]]'s de-classified TR-82 "High Risk Areas" report. This report contains a fairly comprehensive list of [[ICBM]] and [[nuclear]] payload bomber targets that has been generated by military [[intelligence]]. |
| − | , but especially the [[U.S.]] [[Department of Defense|DoD]]'s de-classified TR-82 "High Risk Areas" report. This report contains a fairly comprehensive list of [[ICBM]] and [[nuclear]] payload bomber targets that has been generated by military [[intelligence]]. | |
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| | ==Primary Targets== | | ==Primary Targets== |
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| | 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 [[America]]'s 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 [[attack]]s to force our leadership to capitulate. | | 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 [[America]]'s 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 [[attack]]s to force our leadership to capitulate. |
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| − | == Likely [[Nuclear target structures|Nuclear Target Structures]]== | + | == ____ the Nuclear-Weapon State: A Likely [[Nuclear target structures|Nuclear Target Structure]]== |
| | * [[Nuclear_target_structures#Primary_Targets|Primary Targets]]: | | * [[Nuclear_target_structures#Primary_Targets|Primary Targets]]: |
| − | This nation has [[nuclear weapon]] capabilities making it one of the primary [[nuclear target structures]] in a possible [[nuclear war]]. | + | This nation is considered a "nuclear-weapon states" (NWS) since it has [[nuclear weapon]] capabilities making it one of the primary [[nuclear target structures]] in a possible [[nuclear war]]<ref>[http://www.nti.org/country-profiles/united-states/nuclear/ ''Nuclear Country Profile''], [[Washington, DC]]: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Last updated: May, 2014. Accessed January 15, 2015</ref>. |
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| | * [[Nuclear_target_structures#Secondary_Targets|Secondary Targets]]: | | * [[Nuclear_target_structures#Secondary_Targets|Secondary Targets]]: |