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CNN’s Erin Burnett examines the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, a bunker buried inside a mountain similar to Iran’s Fordow nuclear site.
A Cold War-era bunker deep inside a Colorado mountain has lost its most famous tenant, the North American Aerospace Defense Command's command center, but it's still home to some key national ...
U.S. Northern Command troops are back in the bunker under Cheyenne Mountain as they fight a nationwide battle against coronavirus while trying to keep their distance in Colorado Springs, ...
Some of the watch teams are now working from Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, a Cold War-era bunker inside a nearby mountain. "Additionally, our personnel are operating in pre-determined ...
Cheyenne Mountain became a symbol of American resolve as well as fear—the ultimate shelter. My tour of duty lasted three years (1985-1988), the specifics of which I’ve mostly forgotten.
America's nuclear bunker hit middle age Friday with a 50th birthday party that drew hundreds to the tunnel entrance at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. Leaders said the 5-acre underground ...
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colorado | This mountain fortress — designed during the Cold War to withstand all manner of attack, including nuclear — stands today still formidable, if ...
The Cheyenne mountain bunker is a half-acre cavern carved into a mountain in the 1960s that was designed to withstand a Soviet nuclear attack. From inside the massive complex, ...
Cheyenne Mountain was the mother of these fallout shelters, a command center buried deep to withstand a Soviet nuclear bombardment. The complex was locked down during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks ...
News; Nation; To protect ‘no-fail’ mission, U.S. military unit moves into mountain bunker May 5, 2020 Updated Tue., May 5, 2020 at 11:28 a.m. U.S. military personnel work at Cheyenne Mountain ...
The "continuity of government" sites also include Colorado's Cheyenne Mountain bunker, with buildings made from battleship steel sitting atop giant springs to help them weather a nuclear attack.
NORAD’s command center in Cheyenne Mountain remains on standby as a backup. The underground complex is about a mile inside the mountain and has a total of more than 222,000 square feet of space ...