Out of all the intelligence agencies of the U.S. alphabet soup, which would be the most salvageable if the bombs dropped during the 1980s?
Maybe the NSA. That’s at Fort Meade, MD. Halfway between Baltimore and DC. Still would likely be very effected by nuclear fallout. Depending on the size of the attack, The NSA HQ could see at the very least moderate damage. Everywhere else is too close to the DC area to function IMO.
The NSA HQ could see at the very least moderate damage
Exactly. Its not like the Soviets then (or the Russians today, even with the reductions) have a shortage of warheads. And intelligence agency HQ are very high on the "kill it with (nuclear) fire" list/They probably get their own personalized warhead.