Shep's going to cream when he sees this.

Bug-Eyed Earl · Post by **Bug-Eyed Earl** » 2003-06-04 08:28pm

If he hasn't already. I definitely want one.

http://www.missilebases.com/

David · Post by **David** » 2003-06-04 08:30pm

Shep and Skimmer both........

thecreech · Post by **thecreech** » 2003-06-04 08:30pm

Damn those are sweet. I want one to

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-06-04 08:51pm

The comparison to 'castle' is a bit of misdirection. These nuclear shelters do not dominate the area around them, nor would they make an effective defensive platform against a conventional army. Further, their strategic use appears extremely limited because an enemy would be able to control the area around them without actually controlling them, unlike, say, France in the HYW.

Or, at least, that's how I see it.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-06-04 08:58pm

That would be a good place to set up your own right wing militia camp. You can defend liberty with daddy's shotgun right from your own back yard.

Bug-Eyed Earl · Post by **Bug-Eyed Earl** » 2003-06-04 08:59pm

HemlockGrey wrote:The comparison to 'castle' is a bit of misdirection. These nuclear shelters do not dominate the area around them, nor would they make an effective defensive platform against a conventional army. Further, their strategic use appears extremely limited because an enemy would be able to control the area around them without actually controlling them, unlike, say, France in the HYW.

Or, at least, that's how I see it.

But as a home they'd be nice and private.

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-06-04 09:00pm

They last a long time.
They have a big door.
Close 'nuff.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-06-04 09:06pm

I already know of these places, the government initial sold several for as little as 20,000 dollars. Obsolete standards of protection on em.

HemlockGrey wrote:The comparison to 'castle' is a bit of misdirection. These nuclear shelters do not dominate the area around them, nor would they make an effective defensive platform against a conventional army. Further, their strategic use appears extremely limited because an enemy would be able to control the area around them without actually controlling them, unlike, say, France in the HYW.

Or, at least, that's how I see it.

Castles where strategically offensive and tactically defensive. The same is true of an ICBM complex. Their missiles are capable of dominating a large area, while the silo exists to protect them. Now if you're more specific then that the comparison becomes much poorer.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-06-04 09:08pm

Ah, I thought these were merely shelters, not actually launch facilities.

Still, they do possess the capability to enforce their domination of the area without reducing it to radiated ash.

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-06-04 09:11pm

HemlockGrey wrote:Ah, I thought these were merely shelters, not actually launch facilities.

Still, they do possess the capability to enforce their domination of the area without reducing it to radiated ash.

Only the lame castles...

BrYaN19kc · Post by **BrYaN19kc** » 2003-06-04 09:18pm

Wooooooooooooooo! Kewl site! I want one - I want one!

Seriously though, that would be a very kewl place to open a Data Center.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-06-04 09:57pm

Those would also be useful in keeping the JWs out.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-06-04 10:00pm

Lennox's Independent Political Revolutionary Camp is now taking donations...

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-06-04 10:15pm

Hmmmm, I wonder how much these cost...

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2003-06-04 10:25pm

If I recall correctly, without viewing the site yet, I believe one of these old missle silos is used as a a public school.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-06-04 10:27pm

Straha wrote:If I recall correctly, without viewing the site yet, I believe one of these old missle silos is used as a a public school.

Ms. Smith, what does this button do?
*KABOOM*

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-06-04 10:32pm

HemlockGrey wrote:Ah, I thought these were merely shelters, not actually launch facilities.

Still, they do possess the capability to enforce their domination of the area without reducing it to radiated ash.

Do not I assume you mean? These things can't hit anything closer then a few thousand miles away. ICBM complexes did and do have small garrisons though, but only squad or platoon strength in a surface barracks

The complexes in question sort of hybrids, each one has a couple silos along with a hardened launch control complex. But there's not much of any protection for additional personal. Our later missile sites have the silos and control bunkers separated by much larger distances. There are also more missiles per control bunker generally a ten to one ratio. Though there all cross linked, so one bunker can fire every one of the US's ICBM's if the other bunkers have been destroyed.

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2003-06-05 01:59am

This I like.

*Makes new christams list to send to Santa...*

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-06-05 05:37am

Shpedoinkle!

I want one. It'll be the cradle of my little post-apocalyptic empire.

Boba Fett · Post by **Boba Fett** » 2003-06-05 06:28am

A silo-bunker was sold in Germany also.

The owner completely turned it into a luxury apartment.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-06-05 07:21am

the had a show on The Learning Channel a year or so ago. a couple of neo hippies moved into one of these and converted it into a feng shui granola nightmare inside.....and Curtis LeMay rolls in his grave.

Stampede · Post by **Stampede** » 2003-06-09 05:19am

Col. Crackpot wrote:the had a show on The Learning Channel a year or so ago. a couple of neo hippies moved into one of these and converted it into a feng shui granola nightmare inside.....and Curtis LeMay rolls in his grave.

i saw somethin like that not too long ago on HGTV. somethin like a extreme homes show or somethin.