![]() ![]() ![]() They’re wasting their money,” one security source told the paper. “We are aware of all these panicky people building atomic shelters. This photo collection is about a year old, so new models may now be available, but you can get an idea for some of the options.Īccording to an anonymous security official, however, Israeli citizens should not be afraid: Will bunkers be the season’s top luxury Hanukah gift? Better book in advance! Defence experts estimate that hundreds of such bunkers, many fitted with all modern conveniences such as bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms, have already been built in private homes across the country and demand is soaring. The shelters, which cost at least £60,000 for a bargain-basement version, are built to withstand radioactive fallout, have fortified walls and doors and generate their own electricity and decontaminated air. The bunker will have a tunnel leading to the city outskirts, emerging “at Emek Ha’Arazim outside Mevaseret Zion near the main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road.” I feel this detail defeats the purpose of super-secret escape route, but ok.Īctually, if you are a wealthy Israeli, you too can have your very own deluxe bomb shelter: The Jerusalem Post notes that the underground shelter, for use by government officials in case of nuclear or conventional attack, was approved a decade ago (not in response to Iran). ![]() Israel seems to still be working on its state of the art underground bunker and apparently theirs is not so secret. There are all kinds of elaborate rumors that during the Cold War, Russia built networks of shelters and tunnels underneath Moscow. ![]()
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