When the Soviet Union fell the US got a target list for Russian nukes. They almost exclusively targeted population centers. The US exclusively targeted military targets. They intended to wipe out the civilian society, which would crash the military even if it took a few years. People age out. Also, how do you feed a military if there are no farmers? It’s almost certain that the present Russian government thinks the same way. Afterall, it’s essentially the same people in charge.
“When the Soviet Union fell the US got a target list for Russian nukes. They almost exclusively targeted population centers. The US exclusively targeted military targets.”
You’re being naïve. We targeted every large city they have. But we go through the nicety of saying “Soviet Army HQ in Moscow”, MiG factory in Nizhny Novgorod, AK and rifle factories in Izhevsk and Tula. The Submarine and Navy base in Sevastopol. Why... we would NEVER shoot nukes at a population center. We are careful to only nuke targets LOCATED in population centers.
It makes the people who live there feel much better about us!
I know for a fact that the Soviets targeted specific military assets, being one of them in the 60's.