State rankings
Nuclear Targets by State
Nuclear Targets by State: compare 22 US states on 2 metrics.
Nuclear Target Type
5 values across 28 entries
Data
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22 states
California | Los Angeles, San Diego+1 | City, City+1 |
Colorado | Denver, NORAD, Peterson SFB | City, Command/Control Target |
| Washington D.C. | City | |
Florida | Miami | City |
Georgia | Kings Bay Naval Base | Subs/Planes |
Hawaii | VLF Transmitter Lualualei | Command/Control Target |
Illinois | Chicago | City |
Louisiana | Barksdale AFB | Subs/Planes |
Maine | VFL Transmitter Cutler | Command/Control Target |
Missouri | Whiteman AFB | Subs/Planes |
Montana | Malmstrom AFB | Minuteman III ICBM bases (highest priority) |
Nebraska | Strategic Command, Offutt AFB | Command/Control Target |
Nevada | Las Vegas | City |
New Mexico | Kirtland AFB Albuquerque | Nuclear Storage Depot |
New York | New York | City |
North Dakota | Minot AFB | Minuteman III ICBM bases (highest priority) |
Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Raven Rock Mountain Complex | City, Command/Control Target |
Texas | Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area, Houston+1 | City, City+1 |
Utah | Hill AFB, Salt Lake City | Nuclear Storage Depot, City |
Virginia | Naval Station Norfolk, Pentagon, The | Subs/Planes, Command/Control Target |
Washington | Jim Creek Naval Radio Station, Naval base Kitsap | Command/Control Target, Subs/Planes |
Wyoming | F.E. Warren AFB | Minuteman III ICBM bases (highest priority) |
Quick answers
- Where does this nuclear targets by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Here are the places in the US most likely to be hit in a nuclear attack. - Business Insider; Map Shows US Cities Russia Would Strike First if War Broke Out - Newsweek.




















