Which places in the UK were Soviet nuclear targets?

Answer 1

The following list of 81 probable targets for nuclear attack was prepared by the Joint Intelligence Committee for the Machinery of Government in War Sub-Committee of the Home Defence Committee in 1967.

Most targets were expected to be attacked by both missiles and aircraft, usually with 4 x 500-kiloton airburst weapons.

London was expected to be targeted with 10 weapons totalling 9 megatons.

Control centres

• Government (central) - London, Cheltenham.
• Government (regional) - The 12 former RSG sites were considered as possible targets.
• Military - Northwood, Plymouth, Pitreavie, Fort Southwick, High Wycombe, Ruislip, Bawtry.

Bomber bases

• Scampton
• Wittering
• Waddington
• Honiton
• Cottesmore
• Marham
• Coningsby
• St Mawgan
• Lossiemouth
• Macrihanish
• Leeming
• Gaydon
• Finningley
• Valley
• Bedford
• Brawdy
• Yeovilton
• Lynham
• Wyton
• Pershore
• Boscombe Down
• Kinloss
• Manston
• Ballykelly
• Filton
• Leconfield
• Alconbury
• Bentwaters
• Woodbridge
• Wethersfield
• Lakenheath
• Upper Heyford

Seaborne Nuclear Strike Bases

• Bases
  • Garelock(Clyde)
  • Holy Loch
  • Rosyth
  • Portsmouth
  • Devonport

• Communications
  • Rigby
  • Criggion
  • Anthorn
  • Inskip
  • New Waltham
  • Londonderry
  • Thurso

Major Cities

• Glasgow
• Birmingham
• Liverpool
• Cardiff
• Manchester
• Southampton
• Leeds
• Newcastle
• Bristol
• Sheffield
• Swansea
• Hull
• Middlesborough
• Coventry
• Wolverhampton
• Leicester
• Stoke-on-Trent
• Belfast
• Edinburgh
• Nottingham

Air Defence

• Control centres
  • Bentley Priory
  • West Drayton
• Fighter bases
  • Coltishall
  • Leuchars
  • Wattisham
  • Binbrook
• Surface-to-air missile sites
  • Woodhall Spa
  • North Coates
  • West Raynham
• Radar sites
  • Fylingdales
  • Boulmer
  • Patrington
  • Bawdsey
  • Neatishead
  • Buchan
  • Saxa Vord
  • Staxton Wold
  • Feltwell