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April 20, 2004
Thoughts On The Outcome Of A Nuclear Terrorist Attack
I challenged myself and some friends to think about the potential side-effects from a successful nuclear attack by terrorists against an American city, setting aside the obvious smoking crater. This is a work in progress, but here are a couple of our thoughts.
1) The state containing the destroyed city would almost certainly become a lock for the Republicans. And this would NOT be because everyone had a change of heart or any such foolishness. On the contrary, it would be caused by demographics: Even the "Blue States" aren't really blue... once you wipe out the big metropolis that dominates the vote. Imagine California without Los Angeles, New York without New York City, Illinois without Chicago... Blue States that would be turned Red in an instant. A fiery instant.
2) I was surprised to learn that it is possible to perform a forensic examination of a destroyed city and potentially determine who was responsible. (And they call Economics the Dismal Science!!) Apparently, nuclear blasts do leave a signature that can be traced. Thus, it might not be possible to have an 'anonymous' bomb as I originally thought. Somehow, this must be seen as good news. If the scientists can determine the source, then appropriate punishment can be dealt out for the guilty, without exterminating every possible perpetrator in a blaze of fusionious death.
Posted by crandal at April 20, 2004 01:24 AM