On Feb 14, 11:50*pm, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote:

Actually the Interstate highways were designed and built for just that
reason - to land Airplanes upon their return from a war out of hand.
It was Ike's thought after seeing some of the same stuff in Germany.
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Martin H. Eastburn

Maybe that was part of the argument to Congress?

Eisenhower was in a "rapid" reinforcement exercise in the 30's that
actually took months to move an army across the US, so when he saw the
Autobahn he knew it was the answer to the problem of concentrating
forces quickly enough to repel a massive invasion, something he
understood as well as anyone. He had prevented the Germans from
building up fast enough in Normandy by blocking the narrow French
roads with air power, and the Resistance had easily sabotaged the
rails. The 2nd SS Panzer Division in Provence needed 2 critical weeks
to reach the battle.

Like runways, the Autobahn was too wide to adequately cut by bombing.
Even tactical nukes won't (theoretically) cause enough damage to stop
tanks.

Jim Wilkins