{"id":5871,"date":"2009-06-08T08:06:37","date_gmt":"2009-06-08T15:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=5871"},"modified":"2009-06-08T08:13:26","modified_gmt":"2009-06-08T15:13:26","slug":"seattle-go-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/08\/seattle-go-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Go Boom?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is admittedly only very tangentially related to Seattle real estate, but this news article caught my attention this morning: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattlepi.com\/local\/406925_nukes05.html\" title=\"Congressman implies: Seattle could be nuked\">Congressman implies: Seattle could be nuked<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Huffington Post columnist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2009\/06\/05\/panic-alabama-congressman_n_212041.html\">Jason Linkins writes today<\/a> about an e-mail sent by Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo., not Ala. as the headline reads) regarding the United States&#8217; missile defense plans.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nAkin doesn&#8217;t specifically mention Seattle, but his e-mail did include a map of the city and the expected effects of a 10-kiloton nuclear blast centered over South Lake Union.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The map they mentioned seemed a little familiar to me&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px auto; width: 665px; font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/atom-bomb-blast.png\" alt=\"Damage Effects Of An Atom Bomb Explosion: 2009 &#038; 1950\" title=\"Damage Effects Of An Atom Bomb Explosion: 2009 &#038; 1950\" width=\"665\" height=\"375\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><br \/>\nLeft: Congressman Todd Akin&#8217;s 2009 map of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2009\/06\/05\/panic-alabama-congressman_n_212041.html\">possible North Korean nuke on Seattle<\/a><br \/>\nRight: Seattle Civil Defense Manual&#8217;s 1950 map of <a href=\"http:\/\/timandjeni.com\/Seattle_Civil_Defense_1951.html\" title=\"Seattle Civil Defense Manual\">possible USSR nuke on Seattle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hey, at least the 2009 hypothetical North Korean bomb isn&#8217;t dropping practically right on top of Ballard like the hypothetical 1950 USSR bomb was.  Apparently Paul Allen&#8217;s Vulcan real estate ventures are now a higher priority target than a Scandinavian fishing neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Even in a hypothetical nuclear disaster, the historic legacy of the overpriced Ballard craftsman will be preserved.  Phew!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is admittedly only very tangentially related to Seattle real estate, but this news article caught my attention this morning: Congressman implies: Seattle could be nuked Huffington Post columnist Jason Linkins writes today about an e-mail sent by Rep. 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