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When you think of the end of the world,
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you most likely think of nuclear
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disaster. Since the development of
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nuclear weapons, the world has had to be
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on an almost constant alert. The
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realization that entire countries could
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be wiped off the map in the blink of an
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eye forced many developed countries to
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start creating giant elaborate
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technology-filled bunkers that could
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survive attacks on a nuclear scale.
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Sitting in Colorado Springs, the United
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States has one of the most secure
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military facilities in the world. It was
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designed to withstand a direct nuclear
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attack and is still an integral part of
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the United States defense strategy. For
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the first time, the US military has
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opened the doors to this place and is
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giving the public a look at what goes on
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inside this impenetrable
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fortress. Situated in Colorado Springs,
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the facility sits at an elevation of
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about 7,000 ft. The facility has been
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featured in multiple movies, including
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Dr. Strange Love, War Games, Terminator
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3, and many more.
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The Department of Defense opened the
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facility in 1966. It served as a command
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center and control center and had the
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ability to withstand attacks from Soviet
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Union long-range bombers. It also has an
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ability that not many other places in
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the world can boast about. It can
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withstand a direct nuclear attack. Its
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main mission was changed recently along
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with its name. Its new designation is
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the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station.
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Its new function is to collect
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information from satellites and
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groundbased sensors throughout the world
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and disseminating the data to North
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American Aerospace Defense Command, US
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Northern Command, and US Strategic
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Command. You can see the Cold War
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paranoia of a nuclear attack in the
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sheer amount of protection this place
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was given. These are some of the most
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sophisticated blastos in the entire
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world. They are 23 tons and are operated
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by hydraulics. The doors were designed
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with a plug premise in mind. In the
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event of an explosion, the blast will
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actually tighten the seal on the door
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even further. Parking lots are necessary
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in this place because it is so massive,
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you need a vehicle to get
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around. It's not just the mountain and
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the blast doors that protect this place,
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however. The buildings that make up the
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complex are made from battleship steel
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that can withstand earthquakes that may
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occur after a nuclear strike.
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The complex has generator rooms to power
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the whole place in case of an attack
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that knocks out the main
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power. These generators are absolutely
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massive. They can generate enough power
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to operate 5,000
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homes. The facility is constantly
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upgraded with current technology, but
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the emergency phones show you just how
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old the place is. The facility has 350
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full-time employees.
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The whole complex sits on top of 1300
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springs. These allow the whole place to
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move in the event of a nuclear attack or
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natural
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disaster. This control center has the
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ability to monitor hundreds of missile
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systems all over the world
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simultaneously. This place is so
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complete, it even has underground
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reservoirs for drinking water and the
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cooling systems. This place seems almost
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impenetrable. The government thought of
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pretty much everything when constructing
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it. The problem is that it doesn't give
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the average citizen any protection from
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a nuclear attack. The people in the
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bunker wouldn't have much to worry
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about. The rest of us, though, we're
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pretty much screwed. That doesn't take
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away from the important mission the
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people working here have. They're
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constantly monitoring threats to the
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United States and are ever vigilant and
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ready to take action when necessary.
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