A silo which used to house a Cold War nuclear missile is up for sale as a “doomsday bunker” advertised as offering “security” as tensions mount between NATO and Russia.
The 174ft-deep silo was fitted with a deterrent “about 100x more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb”, back in 1962.
The compound in which it sat is said to “withstand a nuclear attack” as global tensions rise again.
Mike and Polly Figueroa, of BancWise Realty, listed the unique property, in York, Nebraska, US, on Zillow for an eye-watering $550,000 earlier this month.
The launch compound's control room has been fitted with a stove, standalone bath and storage cupboards to one side, with a dining table and bed on the other.
A tunnel leads to the deep missile silo where an Atlas-F ballistic missile, with a 4.5 megaton nuclear warhead designed to reach The Soviet Union, was prepped for launch until the site's decommission in 1965.
They claim the property's mystery owner converted the compound into a “doomsday bunker” in fear of the Y2K problem and believes now is the perfect time to sell 'given current global events'.
The property comes with six acres of land and fully functioning waste, water and power systems the owner has managed since he bought the property in 1998.
Mike said: "The previous owner was prepping for the Y2K problem and the possibilities of what could happen then. In a sense he was using it as a doomsday bunker.
"With the amount of energy it takes to fix it up, he couldn't spend that much time with it and he felt that with the current global events, now seems to be the time to put it on the market.
"I think there's plenty of people that are concerned about that [Russia], and there's also a fantastic opportunity for a unique Airbnb destination.
"Someone could see it as their own bunker for in case something bad was to happen or just wanting to spend a couple of nights in an underground missile silo to say they've done it.
"Because it's on six acres, it's a nice site if someone wants to build a home above ground and have this as their bunker. It's a unique piece of history.”
Mike said it wasn’t every day that you had a chance to experience “such a monumental piece of cold war history”, let alone live in it.
"People don't come out and say they'd like to use it as a bunker directly, but there has been lots of interest for various reasons and that will be one of them,” he said.
The atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945 measured at around 15 kilotons of TNT, yet the missile housed at the property was equivalent to 4,500 kilotons.
Polly said the property was first auctioned off to the public in the early 70s, as one of 12 within 60 miles.
The silo could be converted into a luxury underground condo or Airbnb, the pair said, or be used for data storage, scuba diving training or even as a movie set.
The Zillow listing said: "A BLAST from the past and built to last! This 6.19-acre decommissioned Atlas-F missile complex once housed America’s first breed of intercontinental ballistic missiles.
"The missile was stored vertically underground in a super-hardened silo designed to withstand a nuclear attack, and today it can be yours for a fraction of the original cost.
"The facility consists of a two-storey underground Launch Command Centre/residence with 1256 sq. ft. on each floor.
"The first level is completely liveable with electricity, hot & cold running water, toilet, bathtub, 400/500-gallon water storage tanks fed by one of two on site wells, heat, and kitchen and dining.
"The lower level has 1256 sq. ft. of unfinished space with a tunnel that leads to the actual silo.
"This incredible structure is 174 ft. deep and 52 ft. across with reinforced concrete walls 2.5 ft. thick at the bottom and up to 9 ft thick on top with 2 massive launch doors weighing in excess of 50 tons.
"Talk about security! Unlimited possibilities."
A Facebook post highlighting the listing has been shared more than 4,500 times and it's attracted more than 4,000 comments from stunned users.
One commented: "The way the country is going, this is looking like a good option."
Another said: "You certainly wouldn't have to worry about a tornado."
A third joked: "No more replacing your roof ever, Just water and mow it!"
