By contrast, the quiet fields of Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa and Minnesota sit near the hardened silos designed to unleash retaliation. In a true nuclear exchange, those silos become bullseyes. Yet experts warn that any sense of safety is fragile, even illusory. With thousands of warheads in existence and cities, ports and bases on every coast, the harsh conclusion remains: some places may be hit later, but nowhere is truly beyond the reach of war.
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