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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]]===
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>.
Japan lacked nuclear defense capabilities and was attacked with nuclear bombs.
Within a country, patriotic citizens can be honored that their community helps protect their country via nuclear defense weapons or other military defense capabilities.
On the other hand, some citizens take a "not in my backyard" view of nuclear defenses or other military defenses in their area. 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]] silos, [[bomber]] bases, [[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.
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 [[asset]]s immediately to prevent or minimize American nuclear or other military retaliation.