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'''Pearl Harbor''' is a [[United States]] Naval Base on the island of [[Oahu|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 [[Oahu|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>

===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>.

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>

Pearl Harbor 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.

Pearl Harbor 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.

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[[Category : Hawaii]]

[[Category:Hawaii]]

[[Category : Nuclear Target Structures]]

[[Category:Nuclear Target Structures]]