Nuclear Bunker

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Nuclear Bunker

#1 Post by Robin128 »

There has to be a nuclear bunker in Whitehall.

Government doesn't stop merely because the country has been destroyed.

Annihilation is bad enough, without anarchy to make it even worse.

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#2 Post by Ovenpaa »

Apparently it is no longer needed :D On a serious note I doubt there is one....

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'Digging a bit deeper' I found a list of deep level shelters in London but they date back to 1942

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/features/ ... index.html

EDIT, looks like there are a few but not what I would call 'Nuke proof'
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#4 Post by Dangermouse »

Who says that there are not any?

Despite the congestion charge, it would still take the Special Escort Group slightly more than 3 minutes to get all the Cobra team outside of the blast area of a nuke - 60 miles when I was at school, but dare say that figure is a little optimistic these days, and that is if you don't drive into the path of a second.

If you speak to anyone who has worked under ground in the middle of town they will tell you that there are all sorts of tunnels and rooms that no one is allowed down and appear to have no purpose.

How effective these rooms are and how long you could stay in one is another matter. Like others I can imagine that not very much money has been spent on them over the years.

I remember going into one in Leicester, under a council office. I laughed at the thought that the basement was suppose to be Nuclear proof, no doubt they had spent lots of money on proofing what was in effect a coal cellar.
At the end of the day if it did not work, who were they going to sue?

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#5 Post by Ovenpaa »

Dangermouse wrote:Who says that there are not any?

Despite the congestion charge, it would still take the Special Escort Group slightly more than 3 minutes to get all the Cobra team outside of the blast area of a nuke - 60 miles when I was at school, but dare say that figure is a little optimistic these days, and that is if you don't drive into the path of a second.

If you speak to anyone who has worked under ground in the middle of town they will tell you that there are all sorts of tunnels and rooms that no one is allowed down and appear to have no purpose.

How effective these rooms are and how long you could stay in one is another matter. Like others I can imagine that not very much money has been spent on them over the years.
I assume you mean 6 miles in 3 minutes DM? So helicopters must be the preferred mode of transport however they still need to locate, and move the cabinet to a point they can fly from. Maybe this is workable if a couple of Cruise missiles are coming in but doubtful for a terrorist attack. Either scenario, I am not convinced. More like intelligence gathered would be the reason they were moved a few hours before.

Bottom line is I do not want to see my theory proved/disproved either way..
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#6 Post by 20series »

My Nephew is in the Royal Navy, his last posting was working in the underground complex under London. He obviously discussed none of what he did, but he reckoned it was VERY secure.

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#7 Post by Robin128 »

Northwood and High Wycombe to name two...but I think they have moved to the coast.

Nothing would withstand a Tsar.

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#8 Post by Ovenpaa »

50 megatonnes, as you say, bunkers would not being a great deal of use if something like that was detonated, nearly 1500 times as powerful as those used on Japan.

I wonder at what distance ground zero ends......

EDIT - 35km radius apparently so that would be London reduced to glass.
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#9 Post by Robin128 »

I think that was what Reagan and Thatcher were worried about.

Did you see Gorbachev on the telly hinting that it may just be time for Putin to do one...ooops, here comes the Polonium tea party.

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