Do you think the denizens of those cities would stay put?
How many of the technical people and engineers needed for a recovery do you think live in the outskirts of those cities? When most of those people are dead from unsanitary conditions, starvation or social unrest who rebuilds us then?
“How many of the technical people and engineers needed for a recovery”
Give me a break... Technical people and engineers can take care of themselves.
“How many of the technical people and engineers needed for a recovery do you think live in the outskirts of those cities?”
How many city technical people would it require in, let’s say Idaho, to get the utilities running? None?