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===Major Military Base: A Likely [[Nuclear target structures|Nuclear Target Structure]]===

===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.

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==

==See also==

* [[Pueblo]], Colorado

* [[Pueblo]], Colorado

==External Links==

==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]

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[[Category : Colorado Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:Colorado Cities and Towns]]

[[Category : Nuclear Target Structures]]

[[Category:Nuclear Target Structures]]

[[Category : Most Conservative American Cities]]

[[Category:Most Conservative American Cities]]