According to Subterranean Britannica, 258 nuclear bunkers remain spread out across the UK.Ī map on the site lists the locations of these bolt holes and gives some indication as to where the government thought an attack was likely to take place.

Instead, the project was designed to preserve the functionality of UK society by sending data from each shelter to coordinate the damage done and plan responses.Īs tensions thawed between the superpowers, the bunker project was put on the back burner and eventually many fell into states of disrepair. The network was never designed to offer refuge for everyone in the UK, as that would be logistically impossible. Hundreds of these grim concrete holes were constructed across the UK and kitted out with communication equipment and supplies for those they housed. The capital's bunkers are scattered all over town (Image: Google)Īt the height of the Cold War as tensions between the East and the West rose to astronomical levels, the UK government build a network of bunkers across Britain.

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