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How to design telephone switching stations that survive a nuclear attack 2024 Jul 31
In Cheshire, Connecticut is buried underground an AT&T phone switching facility from the 1960s, with all the equipment (including toilets) mounted on springs so as to survive when the Russkies inevitably lob a nuke at America. The facility not only includes massive power generators and air filtration systems, but a suite for the survivors to live in for up to 30 days, including brand new pairs of Converse shoes so they discard their old, fallout-contaminated pairs.
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