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hiddencost • today at 3:44 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

us-east-1 is located close to the NSA and a huge fraction of the American military and intelligence apparatus. And Washington, D.C.

It's probably one of the safest places on the planet.


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speedgoose • today at 4:49 PM

Huum. In a hypothetical scenario with a world war and I can chose between staying in us-east-1 or in the maquis[1], I would go for the maquis.

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maquis_shrubland

booris • today at 5:44 PM

It’s as safe as the west wing of Pentagon! I.e. not safe at all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_77#Cr...