The District , SS-18M1
Discretionary nuclear targets:
Walter Reed Army Hospital , SS-N-8
Bolling AFB , SS-17
Fort McNair , SS-17
President George H. Bush: The intended effect was to decapitate the US government--particularly the president and his staff--and it worked to perfection. The evening of the war, President Bush and his wife Barbara were sleeping peacefully. As soon as word came in of the attack, the Secret Service kicked the door down and dragged the President and the First Lady out of the White House and into a waiting helicopter. As the first stick of MIRVs was falling through the stratosphere, the helicopter took off, angled northwest, opened up the throttles and was never seen again. What happened to the President was never established, though Elvis-like legends of sightings were common for the next decade. Since he never appeared to try and lead the nation again, it is assumed that he was killed, but nothing is certain.
"Site-J": Also known as "Site Jericho", a Snake-eater base located beneath the hot dog stand in the center of the Pentagon, very deep underground. It's a geodesic sphere structure cushioned by a network of huge, tough flexible polymer bladders, filled with potable water, and powered by a radio-thermal generator. 150 years after the war, it's still operational with all personnel still asleep.
The cover story back before the war was that Site-J was one of the main terminals for the then-classified subway system which helped evacuate people and which connected to other underground bases. In addition, it was a physical storage center for particularly sensitive records, and also a backup command center in case of an armed intrusion into the aboveground part of the Pentagon. These cover stories were to hide the bigger secret that there were Snakeaters. Anyone who finds this place would believe one of the cover stories, because they were true, they were just not the whole truth.
Site-J is also one of the few places in America where you can find a list of all the locations of the caches to be used by NATO "stay-behind armies", the pre-planned guerilla forces intended to help resist Soviet invasion of Europe. This information would be of great value to any MP assets in Europe.
NEW! For a much more detailed look at Site-J, and some notes on the Snakeaters in general, go here.
People who have contributed to this entry:
John Raner
Julian G.