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In case of Armageddon: 11 US shelters from the Cold War

We invite you to a virtual walk through nuclear shelters, military bunkers and launch sites for Cold War rockets, some of which are still operational today.

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Since the Truman administration, American officials (as well as officials from many other states) have planned and calculated the option of preserving the country's government in the event of a nuclear Armageddon, designing and building all sorts of secret bunkers, launch sites for missiles and much more. When the Cold War ended, many of these previously secret objects ceased to receive support and are now abandoned, while a number of others were transferred from military to local authorities. Although the largest and strategically important objects have retained their functionality and purpose. In some cases, it is easier for the military to build new ultramodern shelters and command posts than to modernize old ones.

Cannonball, PA

These are the remains of a nuclear-hardened microwave tower, known under the code name Cannonball. She is close to Sylvanas. It was one of a network of similar towers built during the Cold War, in the event of a conflict to facilitate communication between the White House and other important government structures. The tower height over 31 m was deactivated in 1977 year.

Vivos xPoint, South Dakota

These former military bunkers, designed by engineer Robert Vicino, were put at the disposal of the municipality for civilian use in the event of a nuclear threat. They function to this day. By approximate calculations, about 575 thousand people can simultaneously be accommodated in 5 bunkers.

Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center, Virginia

Another functioning facility. This shelter continues to serve its original purpose, namely, as a nuclear shelter for members of the executive branch, including for employees of the National Security Service.

White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia

Refuge for the legislature. Here, at the time of the completion of the work in 1961, the entire 535 person plus one employee of the shelter could be accommodated.

The bunker was equipped with a special room for press briefings. In addition, special cells for decontamination and even an intensive care unit were equipped in the shelter.

Raven Rock Mountain Complex, PA

Entrance portal “B” to a nuclear bunker, stretching for thousands of square meters under the mountain. Built during the Cold War, the object was conceived as a reserve base for the Pentagon and was intended for military leaders and the president. The entrance is through one of four portals, each of which is protected by an 34-ton door.

Atlas ICBM Pad, Wyoming

This is the launch pad for launching Atlas E intercontinental missiles, near Meriden. The site was commissioned in 1961-65's.

Freedman's Bank, Washington

In this building, in the back of the Treasury in Washington, is the black exit from the White House, known as the Freedman's Bank. In appearance, this is indeed a bank office, which, it is true, is always closed. The White House is connected to this place by two tunnels. According to the Historical Association of the White House, this exit and the tunnels themselves were no longer secret during the construction of the Presidential Emergency Operations Center.

Quebec-01, Wyoming

This is the decommissioned Quebec-01 control center, where the operators of the world's only Peacekeeper rocket launcher were located. It was the most devastating weapon in the US arsenal. The complex was designed to launch 12 missiles with nuclear warheads.

Mount Pony, Culpeper, VA

This is a former nuclear bunker known as Mount Pony, where the secret federal reserve of billions of dollars in cash was stored, which it was planned to use to replenish foreign exchange reserves after Armageddon.

In 2007, the facility was placed on the Packard Library of Congress campus.

Corkscrew, MD

A nuclear-hardened communications tower and bunker is a place known under the former code name Corkscrew. Today it is used by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Air Force Station Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs

The long tunnel, laid in granite, serves as the main entrance to the management of the North American military aerospace defense unit. More 300 people work here today.

The entrance to the office is equipped with two 23-ton armored doors, and the secret government complex itself is located at a depth of 609 m under the top of the mountain. It can withstand the impact of a nuclear bomb of 30 megatons, as well as resist powerful electromagnetic pulses, chemical, biological and radiological attacks.

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