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a ball room would be an interesting cover for bunker hardening. a non critical void space, provides a red herring for penetrating munitions, before they hit ac
by rolph 1y ago
a ball room would be an interesting cover for bunker hardening.
a non critical void space, provides a red herring for penetrating munitions, before they hit actual bunker structure.
germany was doing this with uboat gantries, and munitions factories back in the 40's
- RandomBacon 1y agoI'm surprised that the building can be easily torn down by an excavator. I would have expected it to be hardened like nuclear facilities.
- rolph 1y agoits whats underneath that really matters.
- jerlam 1y agoSpecifically: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Emergency_Operations_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Emergency_Operati... During 911, the President who was not in Washington at the time was flown to a nuclear bunker: https://www.wowt.com/2021/09/08/20-years-after-911-look-inside-stratcom-bunker/ https://www.wowt.com/2021/09/08/20-years-after-911-look-insi...
- lovich 1y agoIt was mostly a facade on that side of the building
- tencentshill 1y agoThat's exactly what the East Wing already was. "...rebuilt in 1942 during the Franklin Roosevelt administration to create more office space and provide cover for a bunker during World War II."