Amid rising fears of WW III, a list somehow got out of the 14 US Cities Putin would aim nuclear missiles at. One is in New Mexico, not far from El Paso.

Believing that the United States of America and NATO may send troops into Ukraine, Putin issued a scary warning about Russia's capabilities as far as retaliatory actions.

He didn't leave any room for doubt either as to what his military is capable of.

Putin expressed this alarmingly: "They must realize that we also have weapons that can hit targets on their territory. All this really threatens a conflict with the use of nuclear weapons and the destruction of civilization. Don't they get that? ". - Irish Star

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The Pentagon and Naval Station Norfolk ... the largest naval base in the USA and the world ... are included on the list of cities who each have significant, strategic military value. Located less than 300 miles from El Paso, Albuquerque made the list.

Albuquerque is home to Kirkland Air Base where the Air Force Materiel Command's Nuclear Weapons Center is. These cities come from what seems to be Putin's personal list. There are many other key targets in the USA and near El Paso.

Fort Bliss is right in the middle of El Paso and Holloman Air Base is only about 75 miles north of us. The results of a nuclear detonation over El Paso would kill 849,010 and injure 952,950 throughout the southwest and Juarez.

Those figures came from an interactive map you can find within this article. You can use it to see the casualty figures for a nuclear strike in or near any city you enter.

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