In the event of a nuclear attack on the United States, President Donald Trump would be quickly taken to a hidden underground bunker located outside a major city in Colorado.
According to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, nine nations currently have nuclear weapons: the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, and Pakistan.
If such an attack were to occur in the U.S., Trump, then aged 79, would be evacuated to a safe location known as the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.
This complex functions as the Alternate Command Center for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and hosts several other essential military and defense organizations.
Established in early 1967, this American fortress is situated beneath 2,400 feet of dense granite.
NewsNation describes it as the country’s last line of defense in case of a catastrophic attack.
The news outlet states that this highly classified facility is located nearly a mile inside the mountain and about 10 miles away from Colorado Springs.
The underground complex, covering 5.1 acres, includes 15 buildings and unique features like bomb blast doors that can be sealed either by hydraulic equipment or manually. It even boasts a fully functional Subway restaurant.
This Subway is considered ‘the most secure Subway’ worldwide. The complex also has its own power plant, along with heating and cooling systems.
A series of lakes provides water to residents, and officials have confirmed that food supplies have been amassed to sustain employees and top political figures for an extended period.
Reports suggest it can endure a nuclear explosion of several megatons from as close as 1.5 miles.
The facility is engineered to shield its occupants from chemical, biological, and radiological threats, in addition to significant nuclear dangers, thanks to the shock-absorbing springs supporting it.
The structure is also designed to resist cyberterrorism and electromagnetic pulses.
NORAD Col. Cory Kwasny remarked that the interior of the Cheyenne Mountain Complex resembles a time capsule.
“You might walk in and think you’re still back in the 1950s and ’60s. The design of it hasn’t changed. You feel like you’re walking into a time capsule. But it has been modernized, including all the communications systems and all the networking systems needed to do our job effectively,” he told The Denver Post earlier this year.
“It is not a museum piece, not something sitting here mothballed, waiting for a new purpose or a new life. It is being used daily.”
NewsNation also highlighted that Gen. Gregory Guillot, who leads US Northern Command and NORAD, is responsible for overseeing the operations of this Cold War-era facility.
The four-star general is tasked with defending the nation from threats such as Russian fighter jets, Chinese spy balloons, and dangerous drug trafficking operations.
When questioned about potential threats, including the onset of World War III, Guillot responded: “I don’t worry. We got the greatest military members working it and we are ready.”
The Sun detailed the procedures that would be followed if a significant nuclear threat targeted America and Trump was in office.
The President would first be hurried into a shelter beneath the White House before being escorted onto one of the Air Force’s ‘Doomsday’ aircraft.
According to reports, a small group of officials would accompany him, while the Defense Secretary, cabinet officials, and congressional leaders would be relocated to secure continuity sites such as Mount Weather in Virginia or Raven Rock in Pennsylvania.