Shanghai Builds Underground Nuke Bunker
Pastor Dale Morgan
Shanghai Builds Underground Nuke Bunker To House 200,000 People*
Shanghai city - 17.8 million above and only 200,000 underground...
by Staff Writers
Shanghai (AFP) Jul 31, 2006
Chinese authorities, increasingly concerned about terrorism threats,
have completed construction of an underground Nuke bunker in Shanghai
that can accommodate 200,000 people, state media said Sunday.
The bunker was built to shelter people in the event of explosions,
emissions of poisonous gas or nuclear radiation, the Xinhua news agency
said.
It covered a total area of more than 90,000 square meters (968,400
square feet), with 15 passages nearly 4,000 meters (13,200 feet) in
length linked to office towers and residential apartments, it said.
The bunker was connected to the city's subway system, allowing people to
flee from one district to another, Xinhua said.
Xinhua cited an official with the Civil Defense Office as saying that
water, power and ventilation systems in the bunker could provide shelter
for up to 15 days.
In peacetime, parts of the bunker could be used as garages, warehouses
or commercial facilities, the official said.
While terrorism was not mentioned as a reason for the project, the
government has stepped up anti-terrorism efforts, last year establishing
anti-terror and anti-riot police units equipped with everything from
batons to helicopters.
It also set up an anti-terrorism police center in its restive Muslim
region of Xinjiang which includes training grounds where cadets are
schooled in the prevention of hijackings of trains, cars and planes.
Industrial accidents resulting in chemical leaks and accidents from the
transportation of hazardous materials are also becoming more common
throughout China.
Shanghai, in China's east, is the country's financial center with a
population of around 17.8 million in a city area of about 5,155 square
kilometers (2062 square miles).
The city will host the 2010 World Expo, which is expected to attract
more than 70 million visitors.
Source: Agence France-Presse