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The Greenbrier bunker: A secret underground facility built to protect Congress during the Cold War
TLDR The US government constructed a secret underground bunker at the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia to serve as a safe haven for Congress in the event of a nuclear attack. However, the bunker was decommissioned and opened for public tours shortly after its existence was revealed by a reporter.
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During the Cold War, the US government built a secret underground bunker at the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia to protect Congress in the event of a nuclear bomb.
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The US government built a secret underground bunker at the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia to house Congress during a nuclear attack, but it was decommissioned and opened for tours within three years of a reporter writing an article about it.
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The US government built a secret underground bunker at the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia to house Congress during a nuclear attack, but it was decommissioned and opened for tours within three years of a reporter writing an article about it.
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The Greenbrier bunker, built between 1957 and 1958, was a secret underground facility close to Washington D.C. that could house Congress during a nuclear attack and was maintained by government employees disguised as TV technicians from Foresight Associates.
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The Greenbrier bunker had various amenities, including dormitories, a cafeteria, a kitchen, and even a media room with fake views of the capital.
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The Greenbrier bunker had meeting rooms for the Senate, House of Representatives, and joint congressional meetings, as well as a pharmacy, jail with weapons, and straight jackets in case of mutiny or security threats.
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The Greenbrier bunker had 1,100 beds, suggesting that Congress members and their families would have stayed there in case of a nuclear emergency, possibly using a train route from DC to the Greenbrier.
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