re: If nukes are ever dropped on America, what will be hit first?

If we are ever nuked it won't be a tactical strike. It will be some rogue group that get a hold of a nuke, sneaks it in through a minor port, puts it in the back of a van and detonates it in DC, NY, LA or another densely populated metropolitan area.

I've always said that "Sum of All Fears" presented the most likely real world scenario. The SB would be the best target imaginable if someone wanted to send a message, the most uniquely American event there is watched by one out of every 10 people on Earth.