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.
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...
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