A lot will happen in 2024!

The US Nuclear Target Map shows important places in the US that could be targets in a nuclear attack. This map, which clearly displays these key locations, has been popular online since news outlets like CBS first shared it in 2015. Military strategists and analysts create these maps using different intelligence sources to decide which locations are most important strategically. Key Takeaways: A US Nuclear Target Map highlights possible targets and safe areas, aiding emergency planning by showing where attacks may occur and locations less likely to be directly affected. The world’s nuclear weapons, mainly held by the United States and Russia, present significant dangers. The Korean Peninsula, South Asia, and the Middle East are especially unstable. Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, and Maine are seen as safe zones. Government agencies like the CDC and FEMA prepare for nuclear events by promoting readiness, raising public awareness, and offering guidelines on protecti...

What was once considered something that can only happen in a science fiction novel is now a very real possibility:   the complete shutdown of our entire electrical grid . Power grid failures are nothing new; in fact, during the winter of 1965 the United States experienced one of the worst power outages in its history. Over 30 million people from seven northeastern states and the province of Ontario in Canada were plunged into darkness when maintenance workers mistakenly tripped a safety relay. Almost forty years later, the same area was hit by the great Northeast blackout of 2003, where over 55 million people experienced power outages as a result of a software bug. While most power outages are caused by storms or utility company mistakes, a growing number of these outages are being blamed on everything from our deteriorating electrical infrastructure to terrorists and hackers. History of Major United States Power Outages Over the last couple of decades, power outages have affe...