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Three Letters Re: Updated Nuclear Weapon Targeting Data?
Jim:
Perhaps this will be a good point from which to begin your research:
Projected US Casualties and Destruction of US
Medical Services From Attacks by Russian Nuclear Forces
Regards, - Christian W.
Jim,
The short answer is that most of the targeting information on the old 1960s
era maps that Bruce Beach incorporated in his book are still valid. Sure,
the Russians and the Chinese know what sites are decommissioned and not worth
wasting a nuke. Critical infrastructure (dams, oil and gas fields with storage
facilities, large grain silos, food distribution warehouses, etc) is targeted
by enhanced radiation
air burst devices (neutron weapons) to preserve the equipment but destroy the
personnel. Likewise, the population centers and active military bases are targeted
by such enhanced radiation devices. The deep penetration devices that produce
the preponderance of fallout are targeted on hardened silos and military command
centers deep
underground.
Russia and China have shifted emphasis from land based ICBMs
to sea and air launched
stand off cruise missiles….and they are using guidance technology conveniently
provided to them by Bill Clinton and his administration. They now have state
of the art guidance thanks to Loral Communications and enhanced radiation micro
nuke warheads thanks
to pilfered files from Sandia Labs and Lawrence Livermore [National Laboratory]--pilfered
by foreign agents, assisted by the the Clinton administration.
Though they have shifted targeting to get more bang for the buck, decommissioned
military sites that have runways capable of being used to support bombers and
fighter/interceptors
are still targeted….but so are
civilian airports with runways and fuel depots capable of supporting such bombers,
fighter interceptors, or hastily reconfigured 747,757,767,and 777 airliners.
Boeing puts hard attachment points in the wings of civilian airliners so they
can be rapidly reconfigured to carry air launched
cruise missiles. [JWR Adds: Reference, Lawrence? I hadn't previously
read
anything about
this.]
Anyway, the
old
1960s
era
targeting
maps
will
still
give
the
survivalist
a good
idea of where not to be when TSHTF.
Regards, - Lawrence
Hi Jim,
Regarding Rourke's recent letter to SurvivalBlog on updated nuclear weapon
targeting data: I've been collecting thousands of pages of the old, original
US government documents on civil
defense,
sheltering,
and
targeting
info
for the
past
10
years or so...some
of which goes back to 1942. I also have a very high interest in creating an
updated targeting database, based on open source info and the original, unclassified
documents that have become available in recent years, such as the Nuclear Attack
Planning Base 90 report, which can now be found at the FAS web
site (my site as well). I obtained FEMA 196
years ago, and made sure Bruce got copies of that and many other reports years
ago, and also created the PDF version of
196 for digital download of the entire book, which can be found on my web site,
along with hundreds of other PDF documents.
I have had one of the original targeting lists online for many years as well,
at www.survivalring.org/cd-targets.htm and ask for input regarding updates
on this page. Currently, I'm redesigning SurvivalRing.org to use a database
driven design, versus the static html version as it has been since inception,
and with the update, will be adding data systems that allow instant online
updates (as well as site user updates) of data just like this. Adding online
mapping ( i.e. Google Maps) into the equation brings a whole other level of
info refinement.
Regarding Bruce and Shane, I've been working with both of them since pre-2000
for building, creating, and sharing info just like this. I'm hoping we can
continue to work together in the future to get information and prepping data
out as widely as possible.
We all know that the possibility of all out thermonuclear war is a mere fraction
of what it was during the real heat of the Cold War, but the possibility of
multiple terrorist nuclear detonations or warheads or dirty bombs is truly
the worst fear of the current, and future, administrations. As with 9/11, [Hurricane]
Katrina, and other catastrophic events have recently shown us, there is no
defense from
massive disaster, only recovery. And when it comes to the government, a
very slow response to immediate need for help. And, yes, here I know that
I am preaching to the choir.
Having a starting list as the Feds have provided, and updating it with current
and known changes, to create a new possible target list, is a very high need
for all US citizens. Unfortunately, in all my latest research, I have not found
any reference to any updates to unclassified target lists.
The 1990 printing of FEMA 196 seems to be the end of the road, and all other
target documents
predate this booklet. High Risk Areas (TR72) was the basis for NAPB90, and
196 was the consumer follow up.
So...this area of interest should most definitely be followed up, and a project
started to produce an updated mapping of safe areas in the
continental USA. It all depends on getting enough folks to decide to work on
it. Anyone interested?
Contact me at SurvivalRing.org.
- Rich Fleetwood
