Military and civil underground shelters.
Armada International › Vol. 14 Nbr. 1, February 1990
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Military and civil underground shelters.
Military and Civil Underground Shelters
Digging Deep to Extend Survivability Recent events in Romania have revealed the manner in which the security police (Securitate) staged part of their final stand in deep shelters constructed beneath Communist Party headquarters. First reports indicate that these shelters were built on three levels, and incorporated an extensive closed-circuit television network, air and water purification plants and impressive protection against blast and radiation. Tunnel warfare is by no means new, nor at its lowest level does it require such a degree of sophistication as was evident in Romania. In 1966 the US Army encountered fierce resistance based on a tunnel complex in South Vietnam's Chu Chi district. The complex ranged from basic ...See the full content of this document
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