Flood of Inquiry Calls... Underground Bunker Manufacturer's Sales 'Stir' Amid Putin's Nuclear Threat

Customers Inquiring About Multi-Purpose Underground Bunkers Over 1.4 Billion Won... Concerns Over COVID-19 Variants, Terrorism, Climate Change, and Global Economic Collapse

Interior of RisingS Company's underground bunker (Photo by RisingS Company).

[Asia Economy Senior Reporter Jinsoo Lee] In the event of a nuclear war, inquiries are pouring in to manufacturers of underground shelters that protect against radioactive materials.

According to the British daily Daily Mail on the 2nd (local time), the local underground bunker manufacturer Subterranean Spaces is receiving a flood of phone calls.

This surge began after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered on the 27th of last month to switch to a nuclear weapons launch readiness posture in response to Western countries' economic sanctions on Russia and aggressive statements from NATO member countries.

Subterranean's custom bunkers start at a price of 100,000 pounds (approximately 160 million KRW). The price of a multi-purpose bunker equipped with video game simulators, kitchens, and air purification systems can reach up to 900,000 pounds. Charles Hardman, founder of Subterranean, said, "It takes about four months from bunker design to completion."

Underground bunker structure of RisingS Company (Photo by RisingS Company).

Gary Lynch, CEO of Rising S Company, an underground bunker manufacturer based in Texas, USA, stated that orders have surged by 1000% not only from the US but also from the UK, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Japan, and other countries. Lynch explained that the heightened interest in nuclear bunkers is due to concerns that Russia might expand the war beyond Ukraine, potentially fueling another global conflict. The Ukraine situation is unprecedented, and fear is escalating.

Rising S Company's bunkers are buried about 3.5 meters underground. Additional features such as vegetable growing spaces, fitness centers, elevators, swimming pools, saunas, theaters, shooting ranges, bowling alleys, and laundry rooms can also be added.

Survival Condo in Kansas, USA, is a company that converts missile silos into ultra-luxurious underground fallout shelters. Larry Hall, CEO of Survival Condo, said, "Most inquiries are flooding in due to the Ukraine situation," adding, "On the other hand, some customers are concerned about another COVID-19 variant, terrorism, climate change, and global economic collapse."

According to him, inquiries are coming not only from the US but also from the Netherlands, France, Germany, the UK, Singapore, the Middle East, and Canada.

This is not the first time that public interest in nuclear bunkers has surged. In 2018, when North Korea's nuclear and missile threats were growing day by day, the bunker manufacturing industry also prospered. After North Korea announced the successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in early July 2018, orders and inquiries flooded Atlas Survivor Shelters in Los Angeles, California. At that time, orders from Japan increased significantly.

Atlas's bunkers are designed to allow people to live underground for six months to a year in the event of a nuclear attack. The bunkers can be buried underground and are designed to withstand nuclear attacks.

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