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Does Oak Ridge make the region a juicy target for a nuclear attack?

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Marlin:
Hmmm... I live 11 miles from Y-12.

Does Oak Ridge make the region a juicy target for a nuclear attack?

https://local.newsbreak.com/oak-ridge-tn/3106840133357-does-oak-ridge-make-the-region-a-juicy-target-for-a-nuclear-attack-know-your-knox

GLW:
and now the idiots that invent talking points at Quora have embedded in The Knoxville News-Sentinel,....

Mounder:
 ;)

Marlin:
    I may live 11 miles away, but the original reason Y-12 was selected was that it sat between two ridges. An accidental nuclear explosion would shield the surrounding area deflecting the blast upwards. There are several ridges between me and Y-12.

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