Experts in nuclear security and military strategists have pinpointed the US states and areas that would be at the highest risk should a nuclear war break out. A simulation by Princeton University's Science and Global Security Program, named “Plan A,” anticipates 34.1 million fatalities in the initial phase of a NATO versus Russia nuclear confrontation. The US possesses 5,692 nuclear warheads distributed among NATO allies, while Russia has 5,459. With Russia lowering its nuclear engagement threshold after its Ukraine invasion, and the NATO Ankara Summit scheduled for July 2026, many Americans are pondering a critical question that military strategists are taking into account: which regions of the nation are most vulnerable?
