November 21st 2024.
In recent times, there has been an increase in the demand for nuclear bunkers in the UK due to the tense global atmosphere. The threat of a potential World War Three seems to be looming closer, especially after the decision made by President Joe Biden to allow Ukraine to use US long-range missiles against Russia.
This has caused a stir in the international community, with the Russian President's spokesperson warning of a possible "nuclear response". As a result, the fear of escalation has also reached the UK, leading some individuals to take drastic measures to ensure their safety.
On online platforms like eBay, nuclear bunkers that can be installed in one's backyard are being sold at exorbitant prices. Despite the high costs, these bunkers are being snatched up quickly by concerned citizens. These bunkers are equipped with basic necessities such as a toilet and a monitoring room that allows occupants to observe the outside world.
One particular bunker in Cumbria was sold for a staggering £48,000, which is three times its original asking price of £15,000. As tensions continue to rise and the threat of a nuclear war becomes more real, it is expected that more bunkers will hit the market in the near future.
The worry of a potential nuclear conflict has prompted many Brits to start preparing for such a catastrophic event. People like John Graves, who is 37 years old, are even selling their fully-equipped bunkers to those who are willing to invest in their safety.
It may be hard to imagine now, but the Cold War eventually came to an end in the early 1990s. In December 1991, Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev declared that the threat of a world war was no longer a concern. As a result, most of the bunkers in the UK were decommissioned and sold off, with some being bought by telecom companies to be used as mobile phone masts.
However, many bunkers still remain and are being quickly snatched up by concerned individuals. Earlier this year, an underground shelter in Buxton, Derbyshire was sold for £36,000, even though it didn't have a toilet. Another bunker, buried under a hill, was sold for the same price and even had unique Renaissance-style interiors.
According to experts, in case of a nuclear attack, most Brits would only have ten minutes to reach a shelter. John Graves, who bought one of the decommissioned bunkers and restored it, mentioned that it would have been stocked with supplies to last for two weeks underground. Interestingly, he also noted that ever since Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, the number of buyers citing fears of a potential world war has surprisingly decreased.
In the face of a nuclear catastrophe, even those who are fortunate enough to have access to a bunker may not be able to stay there indefinitely. This is because the UK population would have a mere ten minutes, or even less, to prepare for a nuclear attack. It takes only twenty minutes for an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a nuclear warhead to travel from Russia to Britain before detonating with a force equivalent to 1,000,000 tons of dynamite.
With Russia updating its nuclear weapons usage policy and British missiles being fired into their territory for the first time, the threat of a nuclear war seems more real than ever before. If a bomb of that magnitude were to hit central London tomorrow, it is estimated that over a million people would die, and more than two million would be injured, according to experts in nuclear modeling.
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