In Wales, there are apparently 12 bunkers spread out across North and South parts of the country but strangely none in the central valleys.Whether it's North Korea's insane posturing, the actions of a US president described by his own military as easily baited and quick to lash out, or the escalating tensions between a growing number of nuclear states (Russia, India, Pakistan.), the threat of nuclear war feels more credible than it has since the Cold War.Įven if we assume the world's leaders are sane enough to avoid nuclear Armageddon, we're by no means safe. In London, there are currently 46 bunkers with other urban areas like Manchester and Birmingham also having a good number of shelters. 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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