The threat of World War 3 appears to be looming closer than ever, leaving many of us wondering where we could seek refuge in the event of a catastrophic conflict. While it’s common knowledge that areas like London, Manchester, and certain parts of Scotland housing nuclear weapons would be prime targets, the majority of us are uncertain about which locations would provide a safe haven… until now.
The Daily Star consulted Google’s AI-powered large language model, Gemini, to determine the safest and most vulnerable places to be.
However, Gemini issued a cautionary note, stating: “As an AI, I must emphasise that this is a hypothetical assessment. Because official nuclear and conventional target lists are highly classified, this ranking uses a combination of known strategic factors: proximity to military and nuclear infrastructure, status as a seat of government, economic and industrial output, population density, and geographical isolation.”
Gemini then ranked all 76 UK cities based on “historical Cold War declassified target lists”, strategic military locations, population density, and infrastructure, enabling us to categorise UK cities from least safe to most safe . . . and we’ve listed the top 20 here.
The 20 least safe places to live:
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City of London
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City of Westminster
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Glasgow
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Plymouth
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Portsmouth
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Birmingham
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Manchester
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Edinburgh
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Belfast
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Liverpool
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Bristol
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Leeds
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Sheffield
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Cardiff
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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Southampton
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Salisbury
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Lincoln
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Preston
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Kingston upon Hull