Inside the Diefenbunker: the secret Cold War bunker built to protect Canada’s elite
Daniel Coughlin
04 April 2024
Tour this massive nuclear shelter near Ottawa
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Hiding in plain sight
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John Diefenbaker's bunker project
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Project EASE and the Canadian bunker programme
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Engineering marvel: building the Diefenbunker
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Entering Canada's secret nuclear shelter
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The nuclear blast tunnel
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Surviving nuclear fallout: the Diefenbunker's design
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The Diefenbunker's nuclear blast-proof doors
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The decontamination chamber
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Set up to preserve life
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The infirmary and confinement cells
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Inside the Message Control Centre
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Maintaining communications
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The ministerial offices
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The Prime Minister's Suite
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Early cyber security
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Essential departmental offices
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Room for a skeleton government
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Underground outpost
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An operations nerve centre
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The Federal Warning Centre (FWC)
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Secretarial support
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The War Cabinet Room
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The women's quarters
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The 24-hour cafeteria
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The Diefenbunker's kitchen
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The 'forgotten bedroom'
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The Bank of Canada vault
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The cold storage
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Powering the shelter
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The Diefenbunker experience
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