These States Were Designed to be Sacrificed in Case of World War 3

There are several U.S. states that still house a large number of nuclear missile silos in a concentrated area. These states are what is known as a nuclear sponge. The question is: do you live in one of the five? If nuclear war breaks out, you may not be as safe as you might think. Check out today's epic new video to find out!

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[earthcoloredeyes]

Someday we will stop letting sociopaths be our leaders.

[dustinlackey]

I'm so glad I live in the sponge. I'd rather have instant relief than having to suffer the after effects. Lord help humanity find peace.

[MysticRamblings]

One of the writers absolutely fell in love with the term "nuclear sponge."

[ohionaturegirl]

This really makes the china "weather balloon" travel path in 2023 make sense.

[Ebbyman]

Living in MT, between the nukes to the north, and a super volcano to the south, I just plan on stepping outside one day to say "Dang... look at that view!" before the flash gets me.

[UnoB]

Nuclear sponge = American farmland…

Seems *PROBLEMATIC*

[mathiassca]

dying in seconds is better then living in a never ending nuclular winter.

[sjm]

While in the Air Force, I would sometimes be tasked with shoveling snow from around Minuteman missile silos. This was done by hand so that there would not be heavy equipment blocking the cap on the silo in the event of war. We were told that the Missiles could be launched so quickly that we would not have time to get out of the way if the concrete cap was rapidly moved off. So I think those land based missiles would still have time to be launched even if Hypersonics were used. (that is assuming the president gave the launch order quickly enough).

[austinhughes]

It sounds like the old saying.”Some of you may die.But, it is a sacrifice that I am willing to make.”

[finisherx]

Two things about the nuclear sponge: (1) - this is also where 70% of the US food supply is located. so the country will eventually go into bouts of starvation even if that was the only area attacked. (2) If you live east of the Nuclear Sponge, all of the radiation is coming your way anyway.

[Conundrum]

Honestly I can't say I fully agree with this one. Yes, we should live in a world where there are no nuclear weapons and no dictators that might use them in a first-strike capacity, but that's not reality. The whole reason why MAD works is because it is literally what it means -- Mutually Assured Destruction. If a nation knows they can nuke another with no risk to themselves, they might be crazy enough to actually do it. Knowing that doing so will mean their own country turns to glass, hopefully means they'll never "push the button".

[jasonbean]

Imagine if we lived in a world where producing food were more profitable than producing missiles..

[CAM]

The fact that this information is so public makes it really unbelievable.

[ZombieGrandpa]

"Nuclear Sponge" was never meant to be the main point. And it had nothing to do with landscape. It had to do with time. Russia always had a a large land based nukes, because they had no other real choice. And the same thing applies for sub launched nukes too. They take time to get here. Placing the land based deterrent inland gives the us TIME to decide if this is just an off course rocket, meteorites etc.

And the idea that people like Russia and China are somehow going to give up their nukes, if we just put ours down- is utterly hilarious. Not based in reality in the least. You are being dishonest and you know it. You might as well say that if the police would just put down their guns, the criminals would too.

Human nature is what it is- we have not changed in 10, 000 years. Learn from history gentlemen.

[JRPLawyeress]

If they take as good care of us as they did the people of E. Palestine, OH, we have nothing to worry about.

[bapzzy]

The nuclear sponges produce the worlds food

[jimwalshonline]

It's my understanding that North Dakota citizens were more than happy to have the bases and silos in their state. Nuke bases mean money, jobs, etc.

[JohnLeePettimoreIII]

i worked on the Minuteman III weapon system (Wing 3, based out of Malmstrom AFB) back in the 80's. the silos are spaced *_miles_* apart and you never know which silos are decoys or contain assets. their positioning (depth and landscape) would force any aggressor to use *_at least_* one warhead per silo if they wanted even a minimal hope of taking out silo prior to a retaliatory strike. all in all, anyone that tries any monkey business wouldn't be able to stop a full scale launch. also, i would never want to see them used, let alone be on the receiving end of those bad boys.

[bigbossrob]

the thumbnail sacrificing a west coast state, a midwest state and a east coast state to be nuked is crazy

[scottday]

' silo in Lawn was one of 13 Atlas ICBM F-series silos built in Texas—12 of them near Dyess Air Force Base (in Abilene, Albany, Anson, Bradshaw, Clyde, Corinth, Denton Valley, Lawn, Nolan, Oplin, Shep and Winters) and one north of Vernon along the Texas-Oklahoma border