Defense specialists and nuclear safety authorities have identified which states in the U.S. are at the highest risk in the event of a nuclear conflict, taking into account the positions of military bases, nuclear command facilities, and significant population hubs. According to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and U.S. Strategic Command, Russia possesses about 4,400 nuclear warheads, with roughly 2,600 currently deployed. States that contain ICBM silos, naval installations, and strategic air command centers are at the greatest danger of being targeted first. This analysis uncovers a harrowing pattern that has rarely been illustrated for the American public.
