Nuclear war between the US and Russia; Predictions by the US’s top emergency response agency FEMA reveal the terrifying possibilities of a nuclear attack by Russia on the US.
Vladimir Putin has the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons at his fingertips, with Donald Trump just a hair’s breadth behind as the two sides square–up to one another over the Middle East.
Nuclear war between the US and Russia would turn the world into a wasteland and exterminate huge portions of mankind.
But the people living in these 30 cities would likely be some of the first to perish in nuclear infernos.
Daily Star Online can reveal the cities most likely to be targeted by Russia on the outbreak of World War 3.
Major population centres will be some of the first in the firing line in nuclear war, as both sides look to cripple the other.FEMA simulations published throughout the Cold War predict these 30 cities will be among the first to be struck should nuclear armageddon erupt.The US capital of Washington D.C. would be destroyed, along with famous cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Miami.Other large cities would be in the firing line, such as Detroit, Chicago, Denver and Seattle.
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Each of these strikes is likely to kill hundreds of thousands at a shot – and the US’s problems would not stop there.Other small cities could be under threat, along with US military bases and nuclear missile silos dotted around the country.Radioactive fallout would also be sent blowing across the US and into Mexico and Canada, poisoning and potentially killing thousands of others.Russia’s nuclear attack on the US could involve anything between 500 and 2000 warheads.
And Putin has made big noise this year about his new weapon the Satan 2 nuclear missile, which he claims is unstoppable.
Putin currently has a strategic nuclear stockpile of 7,000 warheads, narrowly outstripping Trump’s arsenal of 6,800.The biggest nuke ever tested by Russia is the devastating Tsar Bomba – with a maximum explosive yield of 100 megatons of TNT.One of these nukes dropped on New York would kill more than eight million people.And the fallout would stretch deep into New Jersey and Connecticut, engulfing Asbury Park and Stamford.
Luckily it was only tested once – not even at its full power – and was never placed into active service.
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