Howdy folks, I couldn't find a good documentation of possible targets in West Europe in say, a 1975 nuclear war. I know of obvious ones (Paris, Bonn, etc.) but could you guys fill me in on more obscure ones? Thanks.
Major ports, rail marshaling yards, airports, air bases, Reforger sites, communication hubs and infrastructure junctions, power plants, major industrial sites, oil refineries and major population centers. Wherever you see something like this, you can be certain that it will be targeted by one or multiple warheads.
Naval bases, barracks etc.
However, it's also worth remembering that the Soviets may have to use some ICBM's on European targets as their IRBM force is not of the best in accuracy at that time. They are reliant on SS-4 and SS-5 missiles, plus shorter ranged theatre stuff and bombers. There are rather more SS-4's than SS-5's (max deployments where 600+ SS-4 to 100- SS-5)
To prove to the world that they are still a force to be reckoned with, the Soviets launch a nuclear missile strike against Birmingham, England. The West retaliates with a similar strike on Minsk, which accelerates the collapse of Soviet control in its satellite states. A coup d'etat led by Ukrainian nationalists overthrows the Soviet Politburo, which leads decisively down the path to the end of the threat posed by the Soviet Union.
The ruins of Birmingham and Minsk are eventually turned into war memorials fronted by immense causeways, with the memorials respectively called Peace City West and Peace City East.
It appears even Switzerland is not immune from being targeted during a nuclear exchange.
here target map
is form swedish magazin Ambio in year 1984
(also reprint in book "Futurewar" by Frank Barnaby)
here target map
is form swedish magazin Ambio in year 1984
(also reprint in book "Futurewar" by Frank Barnaby)