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VISUALS: How does an underground nuclear bunker look?
Rasheed Kappan
DHNS
Last Updated IST

Reports indicate that about 14,000 nuclear bunkers are being built by India, all of them on the Indo-Pak border to protect families. The border towns and villages are within the range of tactical nuclear weapons in Pakistan's possession, although the N-option is now only in the realm of blackmail, say defence analysts.

But if you have ever wondered what they look or feel like, here are some visuals from inside a Nuclear shelter in Berlin.

The sleeping zone, with rudimentary beds decked up one above the other, appeared more like a depressing hospital ward. (DH Photo/Rasheed Kappan)
The sleeping zone, with rudimentary beds decked up one above the other, appeared more like a depressing hospital ward. (DH Photo/Rasheed Kappan)
Terrified by an imminent attack, the people would first be asked to strip naked for an ice-cold shower to decontaminate. (DH Photo/Rasheed Kappan)
Painted in light green, the chambers appeared to do nothing to alleviate the feeling of dread. (DH Photo/Rasheed Kappan)
Extremely limited food and water stocks were to be rationed. Filtered air would not last for more than two weeks. (DH Photo/Rasheed Kappan)
The cold signboards that still displayed these instructions were clinical. The bunker had bathrooms, a kitchen, a diesel-powered electric generator and storage areas. (DH Photo/Rasheed Kappan)
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(Published 28 February 2019, 18:11 IST)