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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
The nukes destroyed over 60%. The remainder was absolutely not left intact, and definitely not 40%. It specifically states in the very next sentence there was "other destruction".
It's always best to take what's written in it's full context.
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Well, I am not going to go far down this slippery slope here but....
It specified a number 60%. Over 60%, meaning some portion of the remainder was functional. There is no "definitely" in that paragraph, except over 60% of the US refinery capability was destroyed.
And the very next sentence "This (destroying over 60% of the US refinery capability), in combination with the other destruction, effectively eliminated electrical power generation and industrial facilities." does not mention anything about refineries.
In context, using just whats written and not assumed, there IS something close to 40% of the US refinery capability that was NOT destroyed in the nuclear exchange. What the state of those locations is come December 2000 is up for debate...