As a target why not. The nuclear power grid is enough to fuck up quite a few states.
Let's suggest ground zero was NYC. Using that nuclear ballistic denotation graph with all the World's nuke types on it.
Now match it into industry, energy, population. In a blast radius of 20 miles, fallout of another 50. It would take out at least 6-10 reactors. Now you've knocked out, how much energy in the other states? Not to mention supply lines. Plus there's the dust, blowing across, and survivors, straining any other services, and operations.
You'd be utterly naive to assume when they fly, some of the first targets aren't population centers. Just military. Nope, not the way to make them yield. At least not in WW2. Military you won't hit as easily, mobile launchers. Stealth planes. Submarines. Sure your hits might be on some military facilities, but these are often in the same blast radius.
It's called MAD. Mutually assured destruction. Why?
The other reason you'd hit NYC is communications, and the stock market. If they fly. It's an obvious target. Not speculation. Same with a lot of density and infrastructure.
As a target why not. The nuclear power grid is enough to fuck up quite a few states.
Let's suggest ground zero was NYC. Using that nuclear ballistic denotation graph with all the World's nuke types on it.
Now match it into industry, energy, population. In a blast radius of 20 miles, fallout of another 50. It would take out at least 6-10 reactors. Now you've knocked out, how much energy in the other states? Not to mention supply lines. Plus there's the dust, blowing across, and survivors, straining any other services, and operations.
You'd be utterly naive to assume when they fly, some of the first targets aren't population centers. Just military. Nope, not the way to make them yield. At least not in WW2. Military you won't hit as easily, mobile launchers. Stealth planes. Submarines. Sure your hits might be on some military facilities, but these are often in the same blast radius.
It's called MAD. Mutually assured destruction. Why?