Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/08/05/for-sale-cold-war-bunker-and.html
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These stories always end the same way for the purchaser.
https://craphound.com/podcast/2020/03/13/the-masque-of-the-red-death/
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I’m only interested if there’s a nuclear missile included.
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So when the Government owned and ran it, did they have power and water? I mean, presumably they cogenerated electricity onsite somehow but I don’t imagine it was using an off-the-shelf Generac.
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If you like “dank,” have we got a listing for you!
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We don’t even have to pay $400 to find out that that bunker is full of dank carpet samples.
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A missile silo in the middle of nowhere is sounding better and better.
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Calling Hugh Howey.
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NB the Sprint missile was the last ditch part of the very short lived anti-ballistic missile system. Sprint accelerated at 100 Gs reaching a speed of Mach 10 in 5 seconds.
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Watch that first step; it’s a doozy!
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With “high-speed” sunroof!
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Just looking at all those pictures probably poses a risk of cancer and Aspergillosis. That said, the amount of engineering involved in building that place and outfitting all of the systems is pretty impressive. I can’t imagine what it would have been like working on a site like that during construction as a pipe fitter or electrician.
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The sky was the color of… Is this thing still on? Cold war testing…
I’m not sure if this is the same base, but it does have some pictures of the inside of the launch building:
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Property taxes of under $400 for almost 50 acres? If the land isn’t toxic that’s not bad. Who says you have to do anything with the missile complex?
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