In One State, It's Illegal to Plan for a Nuclear Attack

"Our area will be in the forefront of any nuclear exchange, whether it involves North Korea, China, or Russia," a Seattle-area anti-nuclear activist tells the Los Angeles Times. About 20 miles west of Seattle is Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, home to the largest concentration of deployed nuclear weapons in the US in the form of eight ballistic-missile submarines. 

Couple that with North Korean nuclear advancements and threats, and Seattleites are on edge, with reports of "nuclear nightmares" and real estate ads touting homes with bomb shelters. And that's without most residents knowing that Washington state has no plan for dealing with a nuclear attack—because it's illegal to make one.

Read the full story on Newser.com


More From Newser



Sponsored Content

Sponsored Content