Nuclear bunker sales increase amid rising concern of catastrophic events

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Jack Aylmer Energy Correspondent

By Jack Aylmer (Energy Correspondent), Jodie Hawkins (Senior Video Producer), Harry Fogle (Video Editor)

Have you ever thought about building a private bunker to live through a catastrophic event? A new report shows that sales for survival shelters are on the rise, continuing a trend that’s been a part of history for years.

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New numbers from BlueWeave Consulting show the market for U.S. bomb and fallout shelters is expected to grow from $137 million last year to $175 million by 2030.

Recently, people have taken interest in building shelters on their property due to the rising threat of nuclear attacks or civil unrest.

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Ron Hubbard, the owner of Atlas Survival Shelters in Sulpher Springs, Texas said he’s continued to see an uptick in sales since the COVID-19 lockdown with his sales more than doubling in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic.

“People are uneasy and they want a safe place to put their family. And they have this attitude that it’s better to have it and not need it than to need it, not have it,” Hubbard told The Associated Press.

However, not everyone is on board with bunkers. Critics said they create a false perception that a nuclear war is survivable, arguing those planning to live through an atomic blast aren’t focusing on the real dangers posed by nuclear threats.

Government disaster experts also said bunkers aren’t necessary. FEMA recommends simply staying inside, ideally in a basement and away from outside walls.

History of bunkers

The long past of bunkers started with protecting military members against bombings and nuclear attacks. During World War II, they sheltered troops and civilians, followed by the Cold War era when the fear of nuclear warfare led to building numerous public and private bunkers.

The Sept. 11 attacks then reignited interest in bunkers becoming more modern and providing amenities such as swimming pools, theaters and wine cellars.

There’s been a significant increase in the number of wealthy people investing in elaborate doomsday bunkers, a trend driven by a growing sense of insecurity about the future.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and actor Leonardo DiCaprio are all rumored to have private bunkers on their properties.

Tags: COVID-19, Doomsday Clock, Elon Musk, FEMA, Mark Zuckerberg, Nuclear War, Pandemic, shelter, World War II

[Jack]

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT BUILDING A PRIVATE BUNKER TO LIVE THROUGH A CATASTROPHIC EVENT?

A NEW REPORT SHOWS THAT SALES FOR SURVIVAL SHELTERS ARE ON THE RISE … CONTINUING A TREND THAT’S BEEN A PART OF HISTORY FOR YEARS.

NEW NUMBERS FROM BLUEWEAVE CONSULTING SHOW THE MARKET FOR U-S BOMB AND FALLOUT SHELTERS IS EXPECTED TO GROW FROM 137 MILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR TO 175 MILLION BY 20-30.

RECENTLY, PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN INTEREST IN BUILDING THE SHELTERS ON THEIR PROPERTY … DUE TO THE RISING THREAT OF NUCLEAR ATTACKS OR CIVIL UNREST.

THE OWNER OF ATLAS SURVIVAL SHELTERS IN SULPHER SPRINGS TEXAS SAYS HE’S CONTINUED TO SEE AN UPTICK IN SALES SINCE THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN WITH HIS SALES MORE THAN DOUBLING IN MARCH 20-20 AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

People are uneasy and they want a safe place to put their family. And they have this attitude that it’s better to have it and not need it than to need it, not have it.”

HOWEVER, NOT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD WITH BUNKERS – CRITICS SAY THEY CREATE A FALSE PERCEPTION THAT A NUCLEAR WAR IS SURVIVABLE…ARGUING THOSE PLANNING TO LIVE THROUGH AN ATOMIC BLAST AREN’T FOCUSING ON THE REAL DANGERS POSED BY NUCLEAR THREATS.

GOVERNMENT DISASTER EXPERTS ALSO SAY BUNKERS AREN’T NECESSARY WITH FEMA RECOMMENDING TO JUST STAY INSIDE, IDEALLY IN A BASEMENT AND AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS.

THE LONG PAST OF BUNKERS … STARTED WITH PROTECTING MILITARY MEMBERS AGAINST BOMBINGS AND NUCLEAR ATTACKS.

DURING WORLD WAR TWO, THEY SHELTERED TROOPS AND CIVILIANS … FOLLOWED BY THE COLD WAR ERA WHEN THE FEAR OF NUCLEAR WARFARE LED TO BUILDING NUMEROUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUNKERS.

THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH ATTACKS THEN REIGNITED INTEREST IN BUNKERS … BECOMING MORE MODERN AND PROVIDING AMENITIES SUCH AS SWIMMING POOLS, THEATERS AND WINE CELLARS.

THERE’S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF WEALTHY PEOPLE INVESTING IN ELABORATE DOOMSDAY BUNKERS – A TREND DRIVEN BY A GROWING SENSE OF INSECURITY ABOUT THE FUTURE.

META CEO MARK ZUCKERBERG, TESLA AND SPACE-X FOUNDER ELON MUSK AND A-LIST ACTOR LEONARDO DICAPRIO ARE ALL RUMORED TO HAVE BUNKERS ON THEIR PROPERTIES.

FOR SAN – I’M JACK AYLMER.

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