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Years and years ago, I came across a book about nuclear war. In it was an amazing list of detail, dated 1980, showing all of the possible nuclear missile targets in the UK, planned by the then Soviet Union. It also listed casualties per county. It was fascinating if not scary reading.

The book was from the library, so I wrote all the information down. Only recently, whist clearing out my old stuff from my dads, did I come across these notes.

The following posts show the targets as best guessed by the UK government at time. The list will show the target, the bomb yield, the reason for the attack and the subsequent collateral damage.

Please remember, this is based in 1980, and many of these targets will now be defunct or irrelevant. I shall endeavor to update to a new 2016 list.
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