He was supposedly unhappy that his family couldn’t join him. Prime Minister John Diefenbaker (hence the nickname) commissioned the secret bunker in 1959 but never stepped foot in the place. It used enough steel to build the Eiffel Tower and has a roomful of 1960s-era computers that were state-of-the-art at the time, but couldn’t begin to match the computing power of a basic cell phone today. Well, the 100,000 square foot (9,290 square metre) underground complex was designed to support about 500 people for several weeks in the event of a nuclear war. It’s a good place to pick up “cool” tidbits to impress your friends. It was designed as a massive bunker to house key government operations in the event of nuclear war. Plus, the whole place is weird and a bit creepy. Activate your Online Access Now Article content If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is included in your subscription.
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