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Tango0113 Dec 2014 3:25 p.m. PST

… Underground Military Complexes.

"EBOLA OUTBREAKS, NUCLEAR ARMAGEDDON, THE DREADED zombie apocalypse — none of it need worry America's richest millionaires, thanks to a new up-scale condominium complex being built into a decommissioned Cold War nuclear silo complex.

According to the property developers' own website, two obsolete Atlas ICBM launch tubes near the town of Concordia, Kansas will be converted into the underground equivalent of a 15-story, high-rise apartment building. Individual units will be stacked on top of each other within the massive reinforced concrete cylinders. The entire facility will extend more than 300 feet below the Earth's surface. Five-person dwellings start at $1.5 USD million, while a 3,200-square-foot unit that sleeps 10 will set you back a cool $4.5 USD million.

SurvivalCondo.com is marketing the fully decorated luxury apartments not as primary residences, but as five-star bomb shelters for the fabulously wealthy. According to the company, in the event of an emergency, clients and their families will be picked up at a series of pre-arranged locations throughout the U.S. and then ferried to the bunkers via privately operated armoured vehicles. Once safe underground, residents can wait out the disaster in both style and comfort. A 75,000-gallon water supply, power generators, hydroponic gardens and a state of the art air-filtration system will provide the necessities of life. Tenants can also avail themselves of the finer things like bars, restaurants, a movie theatre, a health spa, a swimming pool and even an indoor dog-walking track – all of it situated deep within the bowels of the installation. According to the company, one of the silos is already completely sold out and units in the second are going fast…"
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Are there movies of Zombie/Post Apoc which take note of them?

Amicalement
Armand

The G Dog Fezian13 Dec 2014 9:40 p.m. PST

Vault-Tec lives!

Cyrus the Great13 Dec 2014 10:41 p.m. PST

What is doesn't say is that the living will envy the dead!

Capt John Miller14 Dec 2014 7:00 a.m. PST

Is this Vault 13? Because if it is, I want to steer clear of it!!

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART14 Dec 2014 10:25 a.m. PST

PIP-Boy approved?

Random Die Roll Supporting Member of TMP15 Dec 2014 10:18 a.m. PST

Sounds like the Umbrella Corporation

Tango0115 Dec 2014 11:32 p.m. PST

(smile)

Amicalement
Armand

Twoball Cane16 Dec 2014 9:16 p.m. PST

I'm gonna "fallout" of my seat and sign up !

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