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'''Colorado Springs''' is a beautiful city in Southern [[Colorado]], at an elevation of 6,035 feet, with a population of approximately 320,000. In the winter visitors can see the snow covered mountains and the most prominent is Pikes Peak. The sun shines frequently in the winter so the snow melts quickly off the roads, however it can be seen in the hills and wooded areas.
'''Colorado Springs''' is a beautiful city in central [[Colorado]], at an elevation of 6,035 feet, with a population of approximately 320,000. In the winter visitors can see the snow-covered mountains and the most prominent is [[Pikes Peak]]. The sun shines frequently in the winter so the snow melts quickly off the roads, however it can be seen in the hills and wooded areas.
Colorado Springs is a major [[Tourism|tourist]] attraction, as well as a host to several [[military]] bases.
Colorado Springs is a major [[Tourism|tourist]] attraction, as well as a host to several [[military]] bases as well as the [[United States Air Force Academy]].
It is the home of the [[United States Olympic Committee]] and the Olympic Training Center as well as over 50 affiliated groups representing individual Olympic sports.
At one time over 80 Evangelical organizations were headquartered in Colorado Springs, earning it the nicknames "The Evangelical Vatican" and "The Christian Mecca".
==Tourist attractions==
==Tourist attractions==
*[[United States Air Force Academy]]
*[[United States Air Force Academy]]
==External Links==
===Major Military Base: A Likely [[Nuclear target structures|Nuclear Target Structure]]===
Colorado Springs has numerous major [[United States Armed Forces]] military bases with likely [[nuclear weapon]] capabilities making it, along with nearby [[Pueblo]], one of the [[Nuclear target structures#Primary Targets|primary targets]] among the world's major [[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> Colorado Springs being a "[[first strike]]" [[nuclear war]] target is mostly due to [[missile]] silos, [[bomber]] bases and command and control (C2) centers. The enemy must neutralize these [[asset]]s immediately to prevent or minimize American nuclear or other military retaliation.
==See also==
* [[Pueblo]], Colorado
==External links==
* [http://www.springsgov.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.springsgov.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.experiencecoloradosprings.com/ Convention and Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.experiencecoloradosprings.com/ Convention and Visitors Bureau]
[[Category:United States Towns and Cities]]
==References==
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[[Category:Colorado Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Nuclear Defense]]
[[Category:Most Conservative American Cities]]