Kudos to the Commonwealth of Virginia—we top the list when it comes to survivability of an alien invasion.
Now, I’m an 80’s kid, and literally played a video game called Space Invaders, I mean…come on. But just like zombies (don’t even get me started on that) there are all types of aliens, the cute ones just trying to get home, the furry ones with a smart mouth, the “we’re just making room for a highway” ones, the cool protector type ones, and then there are the we want your everything including making a new orifice from your digestive tract ones (too numerous to link but start with War of The Worlds, Alien, and, Independence Day just for fun). I’ve read and watched tons of Sci-Fi—I know how this goes. So, the fact that my current state of record tops the survivability chart? That gives me hope.
Considering my birth state was 20th on the list, and the state I did the most growing up in was 31st? How in the heck did California score better than Oklahoma? There are more guns per capita in Oklahoma than California! Well, legal ones anyway. Maybe it’s based on the criteria: landscape and terrain, defense, science and medical resources, plus food and beverage manufacturing. California has way better mountains than Oklahoma, as well as a few more military installations for that defense category. Yeah, Cali pretty much beats out Oklahoma in all those categories.
I can see why Virginia won the top spot. Our mountains aren’t big, but they are many. Not only do we have 27 military installations AND the Pentagon (Arlington, VA), but we also have a few hunters who know which end of a firearm is the hurty end. Plus, the Shenandoah Valley alone raises enough poultry and has enough wineries to keep everybody fed and slightly loose enough to do the darn thing.
So, if my 6th highest fear ever comes to fruition, and the aliens invade, I think being here in the Valley means we’ll be okay. Still hoping the invading aliens are more the E.T. type than Xenomorph, though I doubt I could be persuaded to share my stash of Reese’s Pieces either way.
The states most likely to survive an alien invasion: study (nypost.com)
