Is anyone thinking DC may be too unsafe to stay in?

[Anonymous]

If the Potomac sewage spill gets worse in that it makes air unsafe or pollutes water, dc will be uninhabitable. That’s kind of a big deal. And very realistic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If DC is unsafe, our country and region have much bigger problems.

I grew up in DC and figured we would be in the crater if a nuke hit. Same for any potential terrorist activity, though with Trump dismantling the FBI and much of our security apparatus, who knows. It isn't something I am going to lose sleep over.

I moved from another major violent, high crime city to the DMV over 30 years ago. I used to think nukes were the biggest threat to DC and the surrounding area. IMHO the bigger threats are lone wolf actors and random sleeper cells doing random attacks for the cause of our enemies.

Which, like a nuclear attack, has not happened here.

You live an alternate universe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If DC is unsafe, our country and region have much bigger problems.

I grew up in DC and figured we would be in the crater if a nuke hit. Same for any potential terrorist activity, though with Trump dismantling the FBI and much of our security apparatus, who knows. It isn't something I am going to lose sleep over.

That's not the right thinking. LA and NYC are the targets. Even east texas oil fields would be bigger targets. DC is just nothing but paper

Aren't he oil fields in West Texas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If DC becomes unsafe because of a foreign military action, the burbs won’t be much safer.

Exactly this. The pentagon was in the burbs and 9/11 still happened.

[Anonymous]

Eh, I'd rather stay here and get nuked, but I'm Gen X and would rather be evaporated than have to live in a nuclear fallout ridden country governed by the current administration.

I would be more worried if I lived in Florida.

[Anonymous]

Yes, OP, have had the same thoughts and looked pretty seriously into moving to New England. We’re here for now, but as someone who lived here for 9/11, we’re an obvious target.