"An opulent $300 million doomsday bunker complex, to protect ultrarich clients from disasters, has been unveiled by protective design specialists.

Set to open in 2026, a Virginia-based company called Strategically Armored & Fortified Environments (SAFE) says the bunkers will house 625 people, at up to $20 million per “project Aerie” unit.

Newsweek has reached out to SAFE outside of normal working hours via email for comment.

Why It Matters The vast majority of U.S. citizens do not have access to a nuclear fallout bunker or the means to build one. Relatively few people will be allowed into Government bunkers, which are intended for continuity of government operations. Billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion in 2024—equivalent to $5.7 billion per day—as global inequality reached unprecedented levels, according to a report from Oxfam International.

What To Know The Aerie project, which is named after the resting place for birds of prey, will offer a network of luxurious residential bunkers across 50 U.S. cities, with 1,000 affiliate locations planned worldwide.

According to their website the facilities will “provide robust defense against the most severe threats, including nuclear fallout and electromagnetic pulses.”

The company has been commended for their creation of many different kinds of bunkers, including one which came complete with a Formula 1 track. "

  • PeeOnYou [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
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    11 days ago

    How long would these people last before they broke all the shit and had nobody to fix it or ran out of parts? How long before the pecking order got out of hand and people started slaughtering each other?

    Living in a hole would lose its novelty pretty quickly I’m betting.

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      11 days ago

      They won’t last that long because if these fucks really start a nuclear war because they can’t stop doing capitalism any survivors will find the air intakes and pour cement into each one.

      Edit: someone beat me to it, so yeah with my dying breath as my skin sloughs off from the rads, I’m dumping that concrete in.

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      10 days ago

      These fuckers couldn’t even stay in their lavish compounds for two weeks during covid. Ain’t no way they’re staying in those bunkers without losing their shit.