Mick Broderick and Robert Jacobs’ Nuke York, New York was very interesting and reinforced an article I had read shortly after Sandy about how we love to destroy New York in popular media. I, originally, thought that New York was so often chosen as the sight for destruction because of its iconic skyline and the ability for anyone around the country to recognize it. However, Nuke York, New York also pointed out that it is useful to help describe the scale of an attack to the population and, more importantly, New York City could be viewed as the “financial and cultural heart” of the country. Essentially, destroying New York could cripple the entire country in a way that destroying another city, like Miami, would not. But it was also apparent that the idea of destroying New York City was/is terrifying and exciting at the same time. Continue reading →