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It is disturbing to even think about for me, losing an entire American city, but what if the terrorists did somehow get a nuclear weapon or a dirty bomb? What if they used it (likely on Washington or New York)?

Would it be civilization changing? How do you think we would respond? How do you think we should respond?

I personally think the US would consider wiping out the entire Middle East out of absolute anger/frustration.

Also, as a sub-argument: How do you think we can prevent our cities from being harmed in this way?

I personally think we need to further develop all regions of the Middle East. The more-developed the region the less likely the average people in those regions will support the fanatics willing to kill us.

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