[PeteB570]

Actually a small nuke would not destroy all that much of a city, relatively speaking, the contaminated areas could be much bigger based on bomb size and location/height of the blast.

The ensuing panic would be by the people running around right now with their head up their fourth point of contact.

[Paladin2]

Urban Renewal driven by Jihad, but indirectly by the Feds. Lower initial costs than the War on Poverty days.