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Nuclear bunker for USA Congress during Cold War

Where Congress Would Have Gone During a Cold War Nuclear Attack – Science and Tech – The Atlantic. Jul 19 2010 “……… The shelter was fully equipped and among its standard bunk-beds, TVs and furniture, which populate the “Graceland of Atomic Tourism,” there are a few very curious items. Among these are a special room meant for holding and calming members of Congress who can’t handle the stress, and an incinerator meant for “pathological waste,” or the Congressmen’s irradiated bodies. A huge 100-foot radio tower installed 4.5 miles away was connected to the bunker so that the congressmen could broadcast emergency messages…..” Read the full story at  Atlas Obscura.

Where Congress Would Have Gone During a Cold War Nuclear Attack – Science and Tech – The Atlantic

July 20, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | history, USA | antinuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive