So, my "hand wave" of approx. 300 warheads not too far gone??
In that timeframe, China was always thought of as an afterthought in the nuclear war scenarios. I once heard (very un-official) that the basic plan was to empty an Ohio class SSBM at China. 24 Trident II's with 10 - 12 warheads per. Send that firepower at the 240 largest Chinese cities, the population death toll is UNREAL..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ban_population
And this list is the top 40. I could see Hong Kong being spared.
My $0.02
Mike