Shadow of nuclear stroke: Britain is massively bought by cold war bins
As Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially reduced the threshold necessary to consider Moscow's possibility of nuclear strike, European countries are preparing for a full -scale war on the continent. And the British, who have already experienced devastating bombing during World War II, are very serious for the Third World War. About it writes Daily Mail. Holidays, which can be burying in your own garden, are sold on eBay for almost £ 10,000.
Royal observation points designed to protect observers at a depth of 5 meters below the surface are bought at prices that significantly exceed the requested price. And now specialized companies even propose to build completely ready -made prefabricated structures, stating that they have encountered a huge increase in the number of requests after the start of the war in Ukraine.
More than 1,500 nuclear monitoring posts, many of which have been decommissioned by the military, remain hidden after they have been gradually sold as the tension between the West and the USSR decreased. The standard design, built at a depth of 5 meters underground, contains a toilet and a observation room. Since July, three copies have been sold at SDL auctions, and each of them significantly exceeded the estimated cost.
Yes, the recently repaired hopper in Cubria was bought for £ 48,000, although its initial price was only £ 15,000. Buyers may have attracted the reconstruction of a small underground real estate, which had its own land, protected parking from the road, a landline, and the possibility of installing a broadband Internet. Another Amersham bunker, which boasts a cozy environment, was sold for £ 36,000/.
And bins built to protect the main staff are still waiting for the whole country, ready for the next threat. The underground bunker in the repps-beast, not far from the Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, which has neither water supply nor electricity, will also be auctioned next month. It envisages "a protective but extremely limited placement of three observers in the case of nuclear attack" and is expected to be sold for £ 10,000-000-20,000.
Also for sale a 15-foot underground nuclear bunker in Pontefract, Western Yorkshire, which the current owner John Graves turned into an "unusual" space. Now there is a bed, a place to record music, and it is a convenient place to relax from "external noise".
The 37-year-old businessman and the father of three children Graves said that he received the sea of pleasure from the transformation of the former royal building of the observers, but put it on auction because he plans to move with his family in Dubai. Another building in Biston, Derbyshire, was sold in September for 36,000 pounds, which exceeded the estimated price of 15,000-20,000 pounds.
Despite the fact that the underground den is fully equipped to save people's lives in the event of an accident, it does not have a toilet, but there is a giant picture of a nuclear explosion on one of the walls, velvet curtains, wood stove and a place for a double bed. Auctionist Jim Demitrio of SDL, who sold several real estate objects, says that he is of increased interest lovers who want to preserve post -war Britain.
However, RASS McLine, who founded Unique Property Bulletin in 1987, said his company had been forced to stop the advertising of bins after it has helped sell 14 underground storage in the last 20 years. Earlier, he stated that in the first six months of the war in Ukraine, the group received more than 3,300 calls, emails and text messages from the British, frightened by Putin's possible actions. But now he is afraid that the sale of bins is the use of fear of people, and refused to sell two.
He said, "I know we gave up two. We have been happy to be pleased now. It seems wrong now. It seems wrong - it is almost that the use of concern for people. Now there is an increase in the number of people who are interested or want to know more. These bins do not like to climb into the grave ahead of time! Gorbachev microwaves.
" But the British do not have to hide in old bins, as a number of companies offer the possibility of building underground storage facilities capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion. Burrowed, specializing in underground structures designed to harmoniously fit into the environment, has been engaged in the creation of prefabricated underground bins.
With the choice of size and magnificent options, price options range from £ 84,000 to £ 143,000 for a 16-meter model, which accommodates up to eight people. The diameter of each size is three meters. But if you know how to do everything yourself, then the price can be only £ 19,500. They have just received an order for their first bin, which will also be used as an underground DJ Studio to fully use the space. Matt Wright, the director of the company, said: "We get a lot of requests.
We have always been engaged in the construction of underground structures, but they were often used to accommodate tourists. But now people want bins, given what is happening in Ukraine. We had thousands of requests. First We received several requests, then we conducted some of the product development and research, and then presented them as a product. Burrowed bins use the design of a water pipe, which uses the strength of the Earth as the main protection.
Subterranean Spaces UK Subterranean Subterranean Subterranean Subterranean Subterranean Subterranean Subterranean Subterranean Subterranana Spaces UK also offers the ability to create nuclear bins under their customers' homes, which also protect against radioactive debris or radioactive rainfall. They include explosive doors to access and shielding to protect against gamma radiation. There are also internal air cooling systems and septic tank for sanitation.
There are also options for those who do not seek a new bunker, as the British sell their old repositories. Currently, one of them is sold for £ 9250 on the website of used things and is described as "an underground bunker, a metal shelter of the Third World War, a nuclear bomb, a food composition. " The photos show how a huge metal container is lifted above the garden fence with a truck. The kit also includes stairs leading to the surface.
The seller also described him as "Men's Bargli, Pub, Bar, Men's Room, Shelter and Sand. " Interesting buyers will have to pick him up personally in Khorsham, not far from Brighton. Earlier, British journalists have cold -blooded what would happen if Moscow hit a nuclear missile in London - in Trafalgar Square, as Russian propagandists offer. Focus also wrote about how billionaires around the world are preparing for the apocalypse.