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''For the 1941 battle, see [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]]'' | ''For the 1941 battle, see [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]]'' | ||
| − | '''Pearl Harbor''' is a [[United States]] Naval Base on the island of O'ahu, Hawaii. Until the late 1800's, Pearl Harbor was teeming with pearl-bearing [[oyster]]s, hence the name "Pearl" Harbor.<ref>History.Navy.Mil, [http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/wwii/pearl/hawaii.htm The U.S. Navy in Hawaii, 1826-1945], accessed July 16, 2007.</ref> | + | '''Pearl Harbor''' is a [[United States]] Naval Base on the island of [[O'ahu]], [[Hawaii]]. Until the late 1800's, Pearl Harbor was teeming with [[pearl]]-bearing [[oyster]]s, hence the name "Pearl" Harbor.<ref>History.Navy.Mil, [http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/wwii/pearl/hawaii.htm The U.S. Navy in Hawaii, 1826-1945], accessed July 16, 2007.</ref> |
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| + | ===Major Military Base: A Likely [[Nuclear target structures|Nuclear Target Structure]]=== | ||
| + | Pearl Harbor has a major [[United States Armed Forces]] military base with likely [[nuclear weapon]] capabilities making it 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>. | ||
| + | It being a "[[first strike]]" [[nuclear war]] target is mostly due to [[missile silo]]s, [[bomber base]]s, [[submarine]] 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]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| − | [[Category:Hawaii]] | + | [[Category : Hawaii]] |
| + | [[Category : Nuclear Target Structures]] | ||
Revision as of 22:46, January 15, 2015
For the 1941 battle, see Attack on Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is a United States Naval Base on the island of O'ahu, Hawaii. Until the late 1800's, Pearl Harbor was teeming with pearl-bearing oysters, hence the name "Pearl" Harbor.[1]
Major Military Base: A Likely Nuclear Target Structure
Pearl Harbor has a major United States Armed Forces military base with likely nuclear weapon capabilities making it one of the primary targets among the world's major nuclear target structures in a possible nuclear war[2]. It being a "first strike" nuclear war target is mostly due to missile silos, bomber bases, submarine bases, and command and control (C2) centers. The enemy must neutralize these assets immediately to prevent or minimize American nuclear or other military retaliation.
References
- ↑ History.Navy.Mil, The U.S. Navy in Hawaii, 1826-1945, accessed July 16, 2007.
- ↑ Nuclear Country Profile, Washington, DC: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Last updated: May, 2014. Accessed January 15, 2015