Tim May <tcmay@got.net> writes:
Depends on what the goal is. I would assume Iraq would be a lot more interested in making a symbolically important statement by hitting the capital of the Great Satan (Tariq, help me out here).
If the goal is simple disruption of finances, NYC is probably a better goal (though a hit on D.C. would trigger lots of chaos, too). If the goal is killing people, I'm not sure what the best target would be...it might be some other city completely, depending on wind conditions, presence of refineries and oil storage tanks, dams, etc.
But I would bet on D.C. being Ground Zero for all the various freedom fighters the U.S. colonialist/paternalistic superpower actions have pissed off.
NYC is the seat of the United Nations. It would make a good nuke target during one of those UN events when a bunch of heads of state visit. For an impact on the financial markets, nuke NYC and London at least. NYC is also vulnerable to chemicals in the water system. --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps