Non American/European targets that would definitely be hit in a 1980s nuclear exchange?

In the unlikely event that the Soviets would go after New Zealand, there's the consideration that New Zealand was no longer a US ally after 1985.

But if this was the Protect & Survive timeline, New Zealand would still be an ally of the USA. As such, both Auckland and Christchurch would be important targets had the Soviets chose to attack them with the MR-UR-100 or UR-100N ICBM's, with the ICBM's based in eastern Siberia near the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
 
In the unlikely event that the Soviets would go after New Zealand, there's the consideration that New Zealand was no longer a US ally after 1985.


Irrelevant I think. NZ was still western aligned, still allied and regularly operating with Australia post ANZUS, and still likely to align with both Aus and the US in a shooting war. There was a popular notion in NZ at the time of the split that we would now magically be removed from hypothetical Soviet targeting lists, but realistically I feel that if NZ was ever on those the nuclear free status would have made zero difference in the kind of exchange being discussed here.
 

BlondieBC

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And likely by US missiles and aircraft as well.

Yep, Chinese cities may get more nukes per city than most American or Russian cities. Just imagine each Chinese cities target by 4 nukes. Two by the Americans to make sure. Two by the Soviets to make sure.
 
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