Fear of large-scale war is becoming more concrete, focused on real places rather than abstract ideas. Experts like Alex Wellerstein explain that in a nuclear conflict, the first targets wouldn\u2019t just be major cities, but strategic locations\u2014such as Great Falls, Cheyenne, Ogden, Omaha, Colorado Springs, Albuquerque, and Honolulu\u2014places tied to military infrastructure.<\/p>\n
What makes this especially unsettling is that ordinary communities sit alongside these strategic assets. Ultimately, global safety depends less on weapons themselves and more on human judgment\u2014since a single mistake could have catastrophic consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"