Arizona Man Purchases Home And Discovers An Underground Hatch In Backyard

All The Way Back To The Cold War

During the Cold War back in the 1960s, 18 nuclear warheads had been stationed in the desert around Tucson, ready to be deployed at a moment’s notice. This information led Sims’ friend to suspect that maybe the hatch might lead to some kind of secret fallout shelter beneath the property.

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Post originally appeared on American Upbeat.