The Block Club Chicago Podcast

What Would Happen If Chicago Got Nuked?

Episode Summary

In “A House of Dynamite,” the U.S. nuclear defense apparatus is caught off-guard by a single intercontinental ballistic missile, which is fired from an unknown point of origin and is headed toward Chicago. What do experts say would happen if this played out in real life?

Episode Notes

In “A House of Dynamite,” the U.S. nuclear defense apparatus is caught off-guard by a single intercontinental ballistic missile, which is fired from an unknown point of origin and is headed toward Chicago.

What do experts say would happen if this played out in real life?

Host - Jon Hansen

Reporter - Clint Worthington 

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