Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite warnings they won’t provide protection

Photo caption: The owner, who asked not to be identified because of concerns about his privacy, turns on the lights in his underground shelter in an undisclosed Southern California city, on Dec. 16. Photo credit: Jae C. Hong / AP. Article by Martha Mendoza, The Associated Press. NPR – December 18, 2024.

When Bernard Jones Jr. and his wife, Doris, built their dream home, they didn’t hold back. A grotto swimming pool with a waterfall for hot summer days. A home theater for cozy winter nights. A fruit orchard to harvest in fall. And a vast underground bunker in case disaster strikes. “The world’s not becoming a safer place,” he said. “We wanted to be prepared.” […]

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