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The warning was blunt: \u201cSome people will die.\u201d The president said it on camera, and millions felt the floor drop. As fears of World War III and nuclear fire spread from Kyiv to Tehran to Washington, one terrifying question hangs in the air: where, if anywhere, is it safe in the United States when the sirens star<\/p>\n

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The uncomfortable truth is that America\u2019s \u201csafest\u201d places are defined not by beauty or comfort, but by whether they matter to a missile planner studying a map in the dark. Analysts point to vast stretches of the East Coast and parts of the Midwest that, while densely populated, lack nearby nuclear silos or critical launch facilities. Maine\u2019s forests, Vermont\u2019s hills, and even crowded coastal states like New Jersey or Florida may face fewer immediate strikes than the lonely plains of the Upper Midwest.<\/p>\n

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