Underworld City for Trump: Where is the US President in the event of a nuclear war (video)
Now, against the backdrop of growing international tensions, the US military has again opened their explosive doors - accompanied by Newsnation cameras, which penetrated deep into the secret object. Behind the steel doors, a command point is located at a meter and numerous checkpoints, which, according to military officials, can withstand a nuclear explosion "a thousand times stronger than a bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
" Shannnn Mountain Complex is not just a hopper, but a functioning underground city. There is its own power plant, underground lakes with drinking water and food supplies, capable of providing staff "for a very long time". Inside even the Subway restaurant, which proudly calls itself the "safest subway" in the world.
General Gregory Giao, commander of the Northern Command of the United States and Norad, told reporters that the object remains as important today as on the day of its first launch of 1966. "It is really worth the money that has been paid for it in the early 60's, and we have been using it today as years earlier," Gioo said. When asked about modern threats-from Russian aircraft that probes US airspace to Chinese scout balloons and cyberattack-Gioo said that the Shayenn complex was inaccessible.
"I don't worry. We have the best military," he said, then he was ominously, "We are ready. " The construction of the Fortress Shannn-Mauntin, completed in 1966, which cost $ 142 million, would cost more than one billion dollars today. In the midst of the Cold War, the Shanaann complex was called "the safest place on Earth" - the labyrinth of tunnels and explosion -proof chambers designed to protect against Soviet missiles.
Granite and steel also protect electronics from electromagnetic pulses that occur during nuclear explosions. Hydraulic mechanisms can seal huge explosive doors in just 45 seconds, and in the event of an emergency - manually. It is known that the doors were locked on September 11 - the only case since the Cold War, when they were closed during the real world crisis.
Earlier, he was the main headquarters of the Norad, in 2008 the object was transferred to an alternative command, and now its main operations are carried out on the Space Military Base of Peterson in Colorado Springs. But employees are still on duty on Mount Sheyenn to ensure readiness, and officials insist that it is not a remnant of the past.
"This is absolutely not in line with the truth," said the military in 2018, noting that the constant Norad contingents still operate there with cybernetic, space and intelligence units. The complex also became an icon of pop culture-it is immortalized in the 1983 movie "Military Games" and the series "Zoryana Brama". If nuclear Armageddon happens, the US President's rescue plan is ready.
According to the White House Historical Association, the President will first urgently be sent to the White House underground shelter - the Presidential Center for Emergency Operations. If time was allowed, it would be transferred to one of the aircraft of the Air Force E-4b "Judgment Day"-air command points, which, according to the US Air Force, are designed to preserve the integrity of the command chain even in the event of an attack on Washington.
A narrow circle of officials (or the Minister of War after renaming the department), the Committee of Chiefs of Staff and military assistants who will carry a nuclear "football ball", which will contain the codes necessary for the order, will be located next to the president.
The vice-president will be rescued separately to guarantee continuity, while other Cabinet officials and Congress leaders will be transferred to the fortified places of continuity, such as Mounts Vazer in Virginia or Raven Rock in Pennsylvania. We will remind, earlier Focus talked about the planes of "Judgment Day", which will save the President of the United States in the event of a nuclear war.