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dameatball

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23. North Central Florida now, so who knows? Jax area would be gone, not sure about Gainesville area.

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 08:07 AM

Feb 2022

It depends on what magnitude of weapons hit. I assume that Florida would be pretty much toast no matter where one lives.
I grew up about 15 miles from MacDill AFB in Tampa, which was SAC headquarters at the time if I remember correctly. We did the duck and cover drills in elementary school but I think most of us knew it was just to make us feel better.

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North Central Florida now, so who knows? Jax area would be gone, not sure about Gainesville area. dameatball Feb 2022 #23

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