Inside US Congress's 720ft-deep nuke bunker under West Virginia h…
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The Greenbrier Hotel has long enjoyed a reputation as Washington DC elite's favorite vacation spot.
But it is also the location of a secret bunker that can hold the entire US Congress.
The luxury hotel located in Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, concealed an emergency bunker hidden 750 feet below the surface that was developed in 1958 specifically for US politicians to take shelter in the event of a nuclear attack.
False walls in the hotel concealed 25-ton blast doors, which led to the steel-reinforced concrete bunker that featured 1,100 beds, diseño y reformas zaragoza a briefing room and intensive care unit.
The Government Relocation Facility, codenamed 'Greek Island,' was also stacked with a six-month supplies of food, water, and medicine.
It is not known if Congress has ever fled to the underground bunker, but it was decommissioned in 1992, allow the public to walk through what was called 'The Last Resort.'
A false wall conceals a 20-ton steel door that leads down to the bunker. This door was designed to move with only 50 pounds of force, meaning a single person could open or close it.
The Greenbrier Hotel's rooms start around $400 a night for one full-size bed and near $3,000 a night for the Congressional Suite. Located in the New River Valley, the resort boasts four on-site golf courses.
The bunker's prison-like dormitories consisted of metal bunkbeds and shared lockers. All 1,100 beds were assigned to members of the government in the case of a nuclear attack or other disaster that drove them underground.
In the midst of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union, the threat of nuclear war felt very real, and politicians were serious about ensuring that they survived if that should happen.
But it is also the location of a secret bunker that can hold the entire US Congress.
The luxury hotel located in Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, concealed an emergency bunker hidden 750 feet below the surface that was developed in 1958 specifically for US politicians to take shelter in the event of a nuclear attack.
False walls in the hotel concealed 25-ton blast doors, which led to the steel-reinforced concrete bunker that featured 1,100 beds, diseño y reformas zaragoza a briefing room and intensive care unit.
The Government Relocation Facility, codenamed 'Greek Island,' was also stacked with a six-month supplies of food, water, and medicine.
It is not known if Congress has ever fled to the underground bunker, but it was decommissioned in 1992, allow the public to walk through what was called 'The Last Resort.'
A false wall conceals a 20-ton steel door that leads down to the bunker. This door was designed to move with only 50 pounds of force, meaning a single person could open or close it.
The Greenbrier Hotel's rooms start around $400 a night for one full-size bed and near $3,000 a night for the Congressional Suite. Located in the New River Valley, the resort boasts four on-site golf courses.
The bunker's prison-like dormitories consisted of metal bunkbeds and shared lockers. All 1,100 beds were assigned to members of the government in the case of a nuclear attack or other disaster that drove them underground.
In the midst of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union, the threat of nuclear war felt very real, and politicians were serious about ensuring that they survived if that should happen.
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