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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Mike Bedigan

Inside the bunker that was a secret for five decades and designed to hold all of Congress after a nuclear strike – that you can visit today

Buried over 700 feet beneath a sprawling and luxurious resort in the hills of West Virginia lies a vast bunker, designed to hold and protect every single member of Congress in the event of nuclear armageddon.

The underground stronghold lies on the grounds of the 11,000-acre property at the Greenbrier, in the remote Allegheny Mountains, and contains all the necessary facilities for federal lawmakers to continue to carry out their duties should the worst happen – all from behind 25-ton blast doors.

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