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> A long-forgotten, under-appreciated aspect of encouraging widely dispersed suburbs was rooted in Cold War defense against nuclear attack.

https://www.oftwominds.com/blogjuly10/suburbs-defense-07-10....

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It's an interesting paper, but there's no evidence it was ever used in HUD policy.

The national dispersion strategy was established in the late 40s and early 50s, almost 20 years before the Department of Housing and Urban Development was founded [1]. By that time, suburbanization was well advanced.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Ho...

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