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Before Dooomsday, the city of Las Vegas, was the most populous city in the U.S state of Nevada, and the 36th largest city in the United States. According to the U.S Census, the 1980 population of Las Vegas was 164,674, and the 1980 population of the Las Vegas - Paradise, NV MSA was 528,000.

History

Pre-Doomsday

Las Vegas was a city in the former United States, in the former state of Nevada. It was famed for its glitz and casinos.

Doomsday

In the afternoon of September 25th 1983, news of the Soviet surprise attack against the United States was reported by television and radio stations. The announcement of the attack stunned everyone, before shock turned into desperation to leave the targeted zones before the city of Las Vegas and its suburbs were struck by nuclear devices. Every possible exit point in and out of Las Vegas quickly became bumper-to-bumper traffic, which included Interstate 15 and State Routes 95 and 93, which led from Las Vegas to the north, south, east, and west.

McCarran International Airport and Nellis Air Force Base, the two largest air facilities in the region, quickly turned to chaos, as many pilots disregarded protocol and procedure, and attempted to take-off in a hurry to save their lives, as well as the lives of whatever passengers and crew aboard. Smaller airports, such as North Las Vegas Airport, were less chaotic, and allowed pilots to escape Las Vegas before the nuclear devastation that would bear down on Las Vegas.

At approximately 6:30 PM, the Las Vegas Valley was struck by an estimated three megaton warheads, destroying Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, North Vegas, and several surrounding communities. However, due to the mountains that surround the city of Las Vegas, much of the shock and thermal damaged was absorbed by the mountains, but fallout from the blasts proved disastrous for towns in and around Las Vegas.

Post-Doomsday

Following Doomsday, the Las Vegas Valley literally became "the Valley of Fire", with firestorms burning anything that wasn't destroyed by the initial detonation or the shock wave that soon followed.

Present Day

After years of abandonment, the region of former Las Vegas began to be reclaimed by the Mojave Desert. The only population in and around Las Vegas is nomads or small family tribes, but any possible large nation is practically impossible.

Areas outside of Las Vegas

Boulder City

Grand Canyon

Hoover Dam

In the aftermath of Doomsday, the Hoover Dam broke down and when combined with increasing rainfall and damage from the attacks on Las Vegas, became useless as water flooded over the broken dam's tops.

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-Before Dooomsday, the city of '''Las Vegas''', was the most populous city in the U.S. state of [[Nevada (1983: Doomsday)|Nevada]], and the thirty-sixth largest city in the United States. According to the US Census, the 1980 population of Las Vegas was 164,674, and the 1980 population of the Las Vegas - Paradise, NV MSA was 528,000.
+Before Dooomsday, the city of '''Las Vegas''', was the most populous city in the U.S state of [[Nevada (1983: Doomsday)|Nevada]], and the 36th largest city in the United States. According to the U.S Census, the 1980 population of Las Vegas was 164,674, and the 1980 population of the Las Vegas - Paradise, NV MSA was 528,000.
 ==History==
 ===Pre-Doomsday===
-Las Vegas was a city in the former United States, in the former state of Nevada. It was famed for it's glitz and casinos.
+Las Vegas was a city in the former United States, in the former state of Nevada. It was famed for its glitz and casinos.
 ===Doomsday===
-In the afternoon of September 25th, news of the Soviet suprise attack against the United States was reported by television and radio stations. The announcement of the attack stunned everyone, before shock turned into desperation to leave the targeted zones before the city of Las Vegas and its suburbs were struck by nuclear devices.
+In the afternoon of September 25th 1983, news of the Soviet surprise attack against the United States was reported by television and radio stations. The announcement of the attack stunned everyone, before shock turned into desperation to leave the targeted zones before the city of Las Vegas and its suburbs were struck by nuclear devices. Every possible exit point in and out of Las Vegas quickly became bumper-to-bumper traffic, which included Interstate 15 and State Routes 95 and 93, which led from Las Vegas to the north, south, east, and west.
+McCarran International Airport and Nellis Air Force Base, the two largest air facilities in the region, quickly turned to chaos, as many pilots disregarded protocol and procedure, and attempted to take-off in a hurry to save their lives, as well as the lives of whatever passengers and crew aboard. Smaller airports, such as North Las Vegas Airport, were less chaotic, and allowed pilots to escape Las Vegas before the nuclear devastation that would bear down on Las Vegas.
-Mayor William H. Briare had ordered the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Las Vegas Fire Department, and medical services to get to shelter or evacuate the area, but due to the heavy traffic and the size of the metro area, very few units - mainly on the outskirts of the area, managed to get out of the blast zones.
+At approximately 6:30 PM, the Las Vegas Valley was struck by an estimated three megaton warheads, destroying Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, North Vegas, and several surrounding communities. However, due to the mountains that surround the city of Las Vegas, much of the shock and thermal damaged was absorbed by the mountains, but fallout from the blasts proved disastrous for towns in and around Las Vegas.
-At approximately 6:30 PM, the Las Vegas Valley was struck by an estimate three megatone warheads, destroying Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, North Vegas, and the surrounding communities. However, due to the mountains that surround the city of Las Vegas, much of the shock and thermal damaged was absorbed by the mountains.
 ===Post-Doomsday===
-Following Doomsday, the Las Vegas Valley literally became "the Valley of Fire". Anything that was not destroyed by the blasts was burned by the firestorms that soon followed after. The area that ounce been Las Vegas was turned into a sea of glass from the immense heat released by the three one-megatone blasts, while anything that survived the shockwave, the firestorms, and refugees, was slowly reclaimed by the Mojave Desert.
+Following Doomsday, the Las Vegas Valley literally became "the Valley of Fire", with firestorms burning anything that wasn't destroyed by the initial detonation or the shock wave that soon followed.
 ===Present Day===
+After years of abandonment, the region of former Las Vegas began to be reclaimed by the Mojave Desert. The only population in and around Las Vegas is nomads or small family tribes, but any possible large nation is practically impossible.
 ==Areas outside of Las Vegas==
 ===Boulder City===
 ===Grand Canyon===
 ===Hoover Dam===
+In the aftermath of Doomsday, the Hoover Dam broke down and when combined with increasing rainfall and damage from the attacks on Las Vegas, became useless as water flooded over the broken dam's tops.
 ===Mesquite===
 ===Mt. Charleston===
 ===Primm===
 ===Overton===
+==Myths==
+[[Category:Las Vegas]]
+[[Category:Cities (1983: Doomsday)]]