I'm glad you came to Switzerland! As I am Swiss, I add a little information. During our obligatory military service, we are used to sleep in this kind of bunker. They are generally all well maintained and in service. We call it rather "civilian protection shelters" ! We have this type of shelters almost everywhere in Switzerland.
I used to live near Zurich in the 1980's. We had a shelter in our basement. We used it to keep our wine and beer. Almost all houses built after 1960 had an atomic bomb shelter in them. The whole country could live in the mountain shelters.
We also have a famour RUclipsr in Geneva. He made a video about one of the biggest bunker in Switzerland (Lucerne) . Unfortunately, it's only in french : ruclips.net/video/k4baN9SdCTI/видео.html
I love the suggestions from Ron…secret shelters…building off of existing infrastructure. He is trying to save us money AND give useful tips. Top notch!
In Norway alone there is about 600 government/public bunkers. With civilian/private(inkluding public buildings and private buildings) bunkers there are 20 000 bunkers with room for about 2 500 000 people. Some are rented to different organisations(gun range, car clubs etc) to keep them maintained.
This is astounding. So often the only bunkers you get to see have been abandoned for 20 years, are half-full of water, and so forth. Seeing a fully operational bunker of yore is amazing! The Swiss sure keep that up nicely, must have cost a fortune to keep it looking so smart over 50 years!
I think the best method is to build them way above ground level, inside some mountain and not some place in water logged South Dakota underground in the plains. Yea those go to shit over decades.
@@onlythewise1Sure, but that's so much more preferrable and easier to deal with then when you're below the water table. I grew up just 3 streets from a massive NATO communication bunker which was built during the Cold War and decommissioned somewhere around 2000, and taken fully out of government care half a decade or so back. Up until the late 2010's although it had been decommisioned for some time the government still maintained it all very well and kept the electricity on and the pumps running. But when they took it fully offline water seeped in FAST, as it was built 10 meters underground in a part of the country below sea level. It was evemtually put up for auction and no one ended up buying it, so the municipality, who had it thrown in their leap, ended up giving it away for free basically, the local amateur radio club now has access to and uses it. When last october they gave guided tours around the complex I inmediately took the opportunity and had a look. It's a 2 story complex meant for up to 100 or men, with bathrooms, showers, a cafetaria, a recreation room, a kitchen, and of course the communications rooms, but sadly the lowest floor was half submerged for quite some time and had it not been for the local amateur radio club the first floor would have completely disappeared under water. Instead they tried to restore it to its former glory and started with clearing out the water by running pumps, by the time the guided tours happened the bottom level was walkable again (though only in wellies), but the air was thick with mould and it was clear the entire bottom floor was a write off and the top floor wasn't that far from it either. Such a shame, it would have had a lot of potential, if only someone would have kept the pumps running after they took the complex offline....
And this is why the Swiss are master tacticians. Absolute brilliance. Also I'm willing to bet there were like ten or twelve other projects. I so wish I could afford to buy this lol! Even just to own a unimog. Just genius work.
When I lived in Switzerland it was the most efficient and cleanest country I have ever been to Also the Swiss have their act together when it comes to security of there Nation.
You won't be there by yourself. You are going to have handpicked mechanics, machinists, medical staff, cooks, armorers, engineers, supply staff, security, etc. 180 people, but probably about 1/3 of them have support functions. Back in the Cold War days the US FPS and FPA/FEMA had whole courses in shelter management and people that specialized in that arena.
You would need an AI house manager like Tony Stark has in his house. You just tell the computer what you want and it makes it happen. If you really tried to ride out world war 3 in this bunker you would need at least a 12-man security team . You would want each one of them to have a partner one big rule no swapping partners. Two dozen people locked up underground for up to a year is a stressed environment. You don't want to be the only guy without a girlfriend or cause problems between couples. It's bad for the security of the bunker. After a yr you could send out drones to see what's happening. You could outfit them with radiation detectors as well as the standard cameras and microphones. You could even rig infrared or a thermal viewing.
Switzerland is such a beautiful country. If I had to pick one place to have a Family Retreat, it would be in Switzerland. I know that there were plans by the Nazis to invade Switzerland ("Operation Tannenbaum") that were never implemented. It's estimated that it would've taken about 150 Divisions in order to attempt to invade and secure Switzerland. The Swiss had other ideas. They turned their entire country into one large fortress. They mined the bridges, tunnels, and built military facilities into the mountains of their country. The Swiss would've never gone down without a fight.
@@sd906238 Yes. However, the Plan did exist. The only problem is that the Swiss turned their country into an impenetrable fortress and the Nazis would've been hard pressed to complete their operation. It was Hitler's Generals that pointed this put to him. In fact, many German and Allied aircraft were either forced down or shot down during World War II. The Swiss didn't discriminate.
In complete fairness, Switzerland was not the only country to build itself into the mountains. Germany itself has bunkers all throughout the country that many people don't know about. I do because I was stationed there in the military. It was actually fascinating to be taken on certain tours and given the ability to see some of the Subterranean and into the Mountain built bunkers. There are certain areas where one could be driving down the highway and not realize that there was a facade next to them that would suddenly be capable of opening up and the tanks would start rolling out. That's one of the reasons that Germany was so difficult to take on during WWII. Their assets were hidden in mountains which method could not be destroyed quite as easily. The secrets of WWII have never been completely totaled for obvious reasons. If countries know of how Germany concealed their assets and if they knew we knew how they concealed their assets they would find other ways of doing it. So let's just say that everyone knows the secrets that everyone says they don't know. LOL.
@@justanotherguy3850 I too am aware of Germany's of their mountains that they've used as fortresses and hideaways. They were notorious for it. Especially in their use of building their "Wunderwaffes" ("Wonder Weapons") and slave labor facilities duringWorldWarII. However, Switzerland has continued to use their mountains for an integral part of their National Defense Policy even to this date. If I had the monies, I'd be doing the same thing. It's much better than having a bunker built and installed.
@@southtexasprepper1837 :: yes, the infrastructure history of World War II is fascinating as well as unique. I was a military policeman and I was assigned to a particular facility we're all of the leaders of countries belonging to Nato could gather for safety. Of course I can't give specifics but the facility could withstand a direct nuclear strike and not be affected. We were essentially the rapid response force that protected the facility inside and out. It was interesting duty to say the least and because of the security clearance I had it is a lifetime of silence. More to the point, the fact they built such intricate facilities is amazing. It's good to see that technology used in building some of those facilities have been incorporated into the atlas shelters.
The industrial ovens were clearly removed. The ones with rolling racks and trays. There were probably three located along the walls behind the guy @12:08 That cooktop wouldn't be sufficient if you cook for 40-100 people every day.
i lived for 2 years in the Suisse,.. switserland is build on bunkers,.. from ww2 till i believe now,.. almost every house has his own bunker or big communty bunkers special de defence bunkers and defence systems in ww2 and cold war period are verry intressting. i have seen barns and chalets that looks like barns and chalets, but when you are real close you know it was not a house or barn,.. but a real defense bunker. and if you know a bit of ww2 history and suisse,.. you will understand why this country is all that time Nutral (the country by it self is a fortress)... in minuts the could blow a roads tunnels or what ever,.. pure for defense.. thats one of the ressons why Hitler didnot try to get switserland if you look here on youtube there are some videos of the defense systems and old ww2 bunkers greetings from the Netherlands and sorry for my bad Englisch
@@supercarakita1148 Switserland is the only country in eu who has gun laws as in some of your states,.. i my country,.. we can not have guns at all and believe me, the dont sell all bunkers,.. there are millatry airbasis inside the mountains and streets around it are landing strips under geneva and zurich the are realy big bunkers and bunkervaults .. and the millatry in switserland is well organise, in a critical situation the have there army in a few hours strengthens up with 50 thousends men ,.. and in a day with 100.000. and most of the soldiers nows were to go what to defend and how .. this is because beside the proff. army the have also a army duty for every men,.. from 18 years till about 40 .. an the are verry patriotic in the suisse
@@loekweekers Its a common misconception that almost all European countries have banned guns. Plenty of countries have easy gun laws in Europe. Italy, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Czech, Finland, France. All these countries its very easy for citizens to get a gun license and most of these countries even foreigners that live in the country can get a gun license.
@@Shifisu i said ..that the gun laws from suisse almost the same as some of your states .. as far as i know you can not carry a gun in all of the other countries . You can have them .. go to shooting range ( in a case)or go hunting .. but not carry in public,
We actually bought a property in Hawaii that originally had a Doomsday Bunker that the military built on it. Originally it had a Quonset hut on it with a 3 story underground bunker below it. My father (a retired Air Force officer) who has connections found out about several properties like this and bought them. A few years ago we moved back to Hawaii, had the bunkers overhauled and redone for a family then built our home over it.
Algo se avecina,todas las mejoras y restauraciones estan listas,solo esperan el momento de ser utilizadas por los "afortunados" que accedan a este impresionante complejo.Felictaciones Atlas por este recorrido.
I hope you learned something during your visit. This is a real, well thought out bunker, made by professionals who take this shyt seriously. Even though this bunker was built in 1974, it’s still well maintained and serviceable today. The bunkers you produce are wholly inadequate for any other than storm shelters. If I were to get a bunker, it would be constructed similar to this, just on a much smaller scale. Your metal prefab bunker are inherently flawed and prone to rust and water damage.
Amazing. Video. Nice work getting them to let you film it so we could see it also. Man that place was clean! Gotta hand it to the Swiss, when they do something they do it right.
Damn, that bunker is in great shape! I would imagine they had a maintenance storage for backup mechanical and electrical components, etc. It's not like they didn't have the space for it.
This has got to be hands down the most professional and survivable bunker I have ever seen. You gotta hand it to the Swiss... Thorough and thorough. No luxury pool, no space to walk you pets, no lift even (listen to the American host panting from climbing all those stairs). But if I had the money, this would be my choice.
There are a lot of bunkers of that quality in switzerland. Not that big and that equipped, but as clean and well built. Most of them built because mandatory, they are usually repurposed (from general storage to even a large shooting range).
Pretty amazing!!! Thank you for showing content like this. This is stuff I would never get to see otherwise keep up the good content and thank you for your efforts.
I live in Vienna in a building that was built in the 60s. Its a two story building completely built from steel reinforced concrete. Its a nightmare if you have to drill into the walls to mount stuff, you need a powerful hammer drill and a high quality drill bit. The strange thing is all the installations in the basement, like piping, doorframes etc, look EXACTLY like in this video. The building is now over half a century old and there is not a single crack anywhere in the walls.
There is a local guy that has a Unimog. He also has a lawn tractor (aka mower) that he souped up and it pulled our big straight truck - twin screw 10-wheel that had the air brakes locked up - across the street and into the garage to get fixed. That lawn tractor didn't even strain 😎
Cool , reminds me of the bunker I saw in the late 60's when I was a Cub Scout . We had a kid in our troop that his father was pretty high up on the border patrol , well that father set up a tour of a bunker in a San Diego suburb called El Cajon . That bunker was big enough for I think 50 or so people but it had everything from medical to food and everything else . One day I happened to have a need to go to the Buck Knives office which was right next to that bunker and while there I was talking to someone and mentioned the bunker and they had no clue it was there . The only evidence is some vents sticking up out of the ground , the entrance is on a side you can't see from the street so they just thought it was just an empty lot with some metal things on it . It was supposed to be used in case of a nuclear attack , the same one we did duck and cover exercises for LOL the futility of that only hit me years later .
I remember doing the dick and cover when I was in elementary school. I don't think it would of saved my life when the school was in Mountain View California right across the freeway was Moffitt field Navy base. Silicone valley. I used to see the U2 spy plane take off . It was loud. You couldn't hear the teacher talk. Had to wait till it was way gone before you could hear the teacher. She also had to wait to be heard. Now the base is shut down and I think Google is leasing it now. In case of emergency they don't tell you where to go if a missile is barring down on you just like hear on Hawaii when on the news they said a missile was launched heading straight to Hawaii and it said it was no test it was really happening. Nothing came on the TV saying where to go to be protected. So I just closed my windows and sat there waiting and watching to see what's coming first more news or a missile bringing everyone a bad day. Finally after over 30 minutes the new came on and said false alarm someone hit the wrong switch. I thought how can something like that get through United States of America's defense. I thought we were bad ass the news has to be wrong. It wasn't done on April 1st. That would of been a really bad joke but it's better then the real thing.
@@skipstreetIf you remember the old Buck Knives building on Weld, looks like Moell Machine and some other there now, it was next to it to the east. It was hard to see anything other than the ventilation stacks sticking up above the ground, you had to go around to the far side to gain entry.
Cool! Ever since I started visiting Europe as a kid I was struck by the quality of construction...perhaps it's more to do with permits and stricter laws, but after spending a lot of time in Germany I found that almost everything I purchased was higher quality there. This bunker is a prime example...if you build a bunker over there, you build it right (and no offense to the youtuber, but I hope this inspired him to go bigger! Of course, most of the preppers in this market likely don't have that kind of cash...but it's so nice to see things made to last!
I was amazed at how many bunker and anti-tank constructions you can see just by driving on public roads in Swizerland. especially in the Cantons Uri, Schwyu and Unterwalden ( Nidwalden) You actually drive over covered up parts of those anti tank walls on a few of the roads, leaving me to think they can just build them back in any time it is required. And you can clearly see concrete buildings on mountain sides leading into critical strategic points like mountain passes. And if you can see so many stuff as a normal tourist ( they don't mind you seing it), what do you think the modern bunkers look like...
That's because they don't outsource to the lowest bidder, who then outsources ALL of their materials to China, to still make an obscene profit, even as the lowest bidder.
Guys I admired your work not only because you do a great work but because I am a military construction engineer from Cuba. I used to teach in a Military academy my last year in Cuba (1993) and I remember one of my favorite subjects was the construction of a bunker in Russia 1944 by Stalin in a deep secret that the existence of such bunker was public on 1989.I imagine that the workers were killed after bunker was done.
150 million euros would such new bunker cost. I am a german facility manager and 30 years in the buis. I do know super rich that has monster bunkers. The row bunker version in deep spaces like a mountain is "special work" this would cost by 100 million. The facility technic alone would or could cost 50 million and more. Technic is more expansive then the row building. It looks clean because the quality of german switzerland- is a higher lavel the US quality. The bunker leeds a new door. That is no problem. Would cost by 1-2 million in ABC quality. If enyone reads this- I an also a professionel in facility techic- was in charge of malls- they have the same stuff inside. Maintainance is nummero uno for long term live. I look for a small job! Would like to live in the bunker! A VET with a bunker love
The Swiss Government encourages it's citizens to store preps, and have more private bunkers per capita than any other country on Earth. Another gret video Ron, and if I had the money, I'd move there asap. Very conservative and beautiful country! Not to mention the ladies are smoking hot too!LOL
Does anyone find it interesting that our governments build their survival bunkers with the funding from it's citizens yet they get to sell it and do you suppose the people will ever see any benefit from this US vs. THEM attitude!! I got mine. Get yours!
WOW! What a unique experience! The history of our world is nothing short of AMAZING!!! Thanks for sharing, Ron!!! As always, another amazing bunker tour of a bunker we wouldn't probably ever see without your access! Thanks again for the tour!
Yes it is .. even more, .. almost every house has a bunker, and there are also big community bunkers .. and also defense bunkers .. in mountains, on the mountains or towns .. there are also chalets and barns al over, that most people dont know its a defense bunker .. and i know under a street in zurich there is a big vault bunker .. switserland is one big defense fortress
@@kweeFilms i know i found it verry intresting when i lived in your country,.. special when i see a fighter plane cross a street (somewere between Geneva and Montreux),... i love your country,.. i worked in Geneva .. i worked at Rolex and see underground there big vaults and bunker.. impressing
@@loekweekers Yes we have a lot of them but unfortunately, they are not all accessible.. I mean, if there is an alarm and we have like 10min to hide, we can not go inside thoses bunker cause they are closed. Another solution is that we have small bunkers under our living building.. but they are not really good. It's still better than nothing.
I've been watching one of the real estate channels showing luxury homes for millions. If I had that kind of money.....I would rather have this bunker! I want this bunker!!!
Im swiss and never saw someone walking arond with a gun on his hip like this. Is he a special agent? BC the swiss police don't have guns showing like this.
It appears this is a private business that rents out high security data storage. If I had data worth anything, I would want someone armed to prevent criminals from making entry to the facility.
@@ericmattinen4728 Yes for sure. I think that it's because they have a visitor which is an American. And not everyone but most of my friends don't like the thinking of an American. So maybe this is why he has a gun with him. Switzerland is very ultra safe, I never had to worry about being killed at 3 am in the woods walking home high, listening to music with full volume. It really is a different country. I mean if something would happen they won't just let 1 ppl handle it. there gonna be a whole squad. but in this case I really think that he's a special agent. Or maybe outside there are soldier waiting for something to happen.
he could also be a private citizen. if you've ever been to a big armoury or shooting range you'll see the staff being armed - it's one of the only reason a carry permit may be issued.
Its scary to know how goverment organisations do stuff like this for so long , that makes me wonder what ''th. f.ck'' they do now . Nice bunker do , thinking of a hide out for myself because i know that the sh.t of today is nothing to compare with what is comming .
Back in the 60's - 70's I went to school 7-12th grades in the same building ... it was built as a Nuclear Bomb Shelter and opened after the Cuban Missile Crisis ... Everything was built completely Underground ... (not the gym) ... this was in South Texas .. it had AC > a huge deal back then ... lots of glass ... florescent lights ... I figured adding it up I spent a combined 2 years of my life Underground.
@@tonytesta3695 You're right! They use it as a "SERVER ROOM" now .. as it's "cold" inside and quiet. A lot of bunkers here in Switzerland are used like that.
So...when I win the Mega ball whatever...this will be mine! :) Amazing place! 16:00 was the cafeteria since you can see where the kitchen serving windows were blocked up. You see the same blocked windows inside the kitchen earlier. Very freaking cool!
There were (is?) bunkers under my highschool (built in the early 60s) and my freshman dorm at the U of P. I imagine that they're still there. The highschool also had a shooting range under the audidtorium, where I learned to shoot from a NRA-certified instructor. This was when the NRA was about safety education and marksmanship, and not corruptly promoting anxiety to boost gun sales and enrich Wayne LaPierre and his cronies. Note: It would be interesting to review firearm training and private gun ownership laws in Switzerland - they're much stricter about the possession and use of weapons than in the USA.
You have one of the coolest jobs for someone like myself that is fascinated with bunkers, especially military bunkers... this would be so cool, to travel around, see bunkers and stuff that only a limited number of people have seen. Then you guys also build bunkers yourself and I know you have built some awesome batman like bunkers and most likely installed them in a cool secretive way. One day I will have a bunker with a batman like entrance 😂
Having worked in one I can assure you the exact opposite. It makes you feel like your last line of defense is up. There are a few vulnerabilities as well such as a Carbon Monoxide exhaust which hangs at the very top. Anyone could do anything to it such as plugging it and you are dead.
I live in Houston Texas and I know where one of those Maredes Unimog is !!!!!! It looks just like the picture and I want it for my off roading vehicle 😎💯👍🏻
Lmao better hope the dude that runs all the stuff doesn’t end up dead. Might be hard to keep people from rebelling and taking over from the inside. I love it.
This is fantastic, the Swiss have always been into civil defense and maintain their equipment perfectly, the government budget per citizen is like 10 times a much as f.e. the UK, Swiss building code also regulates every new home should have a shelter in the basement fit for nuclear war. I believe there is a part about it in the docu "nuclear nightmares" it is on RUclips to see. Narrator the great Peter Ustinov. It is based on the book by Nigel Calder. Also Switzerland is impossible to conquer, many have tried and all failed due to the Alpes 👍👍
Except they are surrounded by many enemies and have had dozens of wars in Europe. USA has only been invaded once since it became a nation, by Great Britain (War of 1812). Plus the Civil War, so only two shooting wars in 250 years.
@@themoviedealers Alaska might not have been a state when it's Aleutian islands were invaded by the Japanese but it was still sovereign US soil. Pancho Villa led a raid across the border and attacked Columbus, NM. That led to the Punitive Expedition ordered by Wilson (the only good thing that commie ever did).
I would assume he is military since it's a military bunker. They carry sidearms. He is most likely their version of an MP, or just a soldier that got tour duty for the day. It still has classified info in it, so I doubt that's a real estate agent. If not classified, he should have been able to film every room, and the biometric security wouldn't be in place.
I'm glad you came to Switzerland! As I am Swiss, I add a little information. During our obligatory military service, we are used to sleep in this kind of bunker. They are generally all well maintained and in service. We call it rather "civilian protection shelters" ! We have this type of shelters almost everywhere in Switzerland.
As Swiss citizen I confirm
I used to live near Zurich in the 1980's. We had a shelter in our basement. We used it to keep our wine and beer. Almost all houses built after 1960 had an atomic bomb shelter in them. The whole country could live in the mountain shelters.
wüki ? hani nöt gwüsst. Mir sind scho voll parat für alles hahaha.
We also have a famour RUclipsr in Geneva. He made a video about one of the biggest bunker in Switzerland (Lucerne) . Unfortunately, it's only in french : ruclips.net/video/k4baN9SdCTI/видео.html
@@OmDesk Smartass. Not everyone knows about swiss bunkers.
I love the suggestions from Ron…secret shelters…building off of existing infrastructure. He is trying to save us money AND give useful tips. Top notch!
The history of bunkers is very intriguing. I can imagine that there are hundreds of unseen bunkers all over Europe.
Thousands!
In Norway alone there is about 600 government/public bunkers. With civilian/private(inkluding public buildings and private buildings) bunkers there are 20 000 bunkers with room for about 2 500 000 people. Some are rented to different organisations(gun range, car clubs etc) to keep them maintained.
Relics of the cold war.
@@Outland9000 Well the cold War is back now in full swing. Perfect time to dust off the old bunkers and build new ones!
there whole cities under ground, in america there is a huge under ground rail road used for u.s army to transport secretes...
Being an HVAC/plumber guy during the apocalypse is probably a great gig to get into one of these.
This is astounding. So often the only bunkers you get to see have been abandoned for 20 years, are half-full of water, and so forth. Seeing a fully operational bunker of yore is amazing! The Swiss sure keep that up nicely, must have cost a fortune to keep it looking so smart over 50 years!
I think the best method is to build them way above ground level, inside some mountain and not some place in water logged South Dakota underground in the plains. Yea those go to shit over decades.
@@tomking2030 water still come down from mountain
@@onlythewise1Sure, but that's so much more preferrable and easier to deal with then when you're below the water table. I grew up just 3 streets from a massive NATO communication bunker which was built during the Cold War and decommissioned somewhere around 2000, and taken fully out of government care half a decade or so back. Up until the late 2010's although it had been decommisioned for some time the government still maintained it all very well and kept the electricity on and the pumps running. But when they took it fully offline water seeped in FAST, as it was built 10 meters underground in a part of the country below sea level. It was evemtually put up for auction and no one ended up buying it, so the municipality, who had it thrown in their leap, ended up giving it away for free basically, the local amateur radio club now has access to and uses it. When last october they gave guided tours around the complex I inmediately took the opportunity and had a look. It's a 2 story complex meant for up to 100 or men, with bathrooms, showers, a cafetaria, a recreation room, a kitchen, and of course the communications rooms, but sadly the lowest floor was half submerged for quite some time and had it not been for the local amateur radio club the first floor would have completely disappeared under water. Instead they tried to restore it to its former glory and started with clearing out the water by running pumps, by the time the guided tours happened the bottom level was walkable again (though only in wellies), but the air was thick with mould and it was clear the entire bottom floor was a write off and the top floor wasn't that far from it either. Such a shame, it would have had a lot of potential, if only someone would have kept the pumps running after they took the complex offline....
You've outdone yourself with this video Ron, that bunker is seriously cool especially with the backstory!
Keep them coming mate.
Have fun.
I'm not a prepper, but this is AWESOME. I get its been refurbished, but for a decommissioned military bunker it's in great shape.
And this is why the Swiss are master tacticians. Absolute brilliance. Also I'm willing to bet there were like ten or twelve other projects. I so wish I could afford to buy this lol! Even just to own a unimog. Just genius work.
I'd love to see the bunkers that the military replaced this one with
They will never allow You to see it
In about 30-50 years maybe after they retire the new ones
Maybe not this special army unit .. but you can see some airbases inside the mountains .. here on youtube
This is quite a small bunker. In Switzerland there are some hollowed out mountains. Some for tanks, some for jetplanes, even gigantic command centers.
they gonna show you ,but than they're gonna kill you dough:)
When I lived in Switzerland it was the most efficient and cleanest country I have ever been to Also the Swiss have their act together when it comes to security of there Nation.
Yes the Swiss take security seriously
??? Don't they have open borders to migrants
If you buy this it would take you a year of training to learn how opperate this bunker lol
You got that right
Yep it’s a maze let alone only half or so finished test needs some works
You won't be there by yourself. You are going to have handpicked mechanics, machinists, medical staff, cooks, armorers, engineers, supply staff, security, etc. 180 people, but probably about 1/3 of them have support functions. Back in the Cold War days the US FPS and FPA/FEMA had whole courses in shelter management and people that specialized in that arena.
@@kenibnanak5554 You will still have to train them too?????
You would need an AI house manager like Tony Stark has in his house. You just tell the computer what you want and it makes it happen. If you really tried to ride out world war 3 in this bunker you would need at least a 12-man security team . You would want each one of them to have a partner one big rule no swapping partners. Two dozen people locked up underground for up to a year is a stressed environment. You don't want to be the only guy without a girlfriend or cause problems between couples. It's bad for the security of the bunker. After a yr you could send out drones to see what's happening. You could outfit them with radiation detectors as well as the standard cameras and microphones. You could even rig infrared or a thermal viewing.
Thank you from Brazil, Ron. Amazing stuff, I'd never be able to see it if it wasn't for your channel. Very interesting. Thanks, keep it up!
Love your videos thanks so much for doing them!
Absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing with us all. I hope that you are doing well Ron.
Don’t know how you got them to give you a tour , but this was great!!! Thank you 🙏
They are selling it. Can't find a buyer if you don't advertise it somehow.
For me one of the best videos so far. Thanks.
Amazingly well maintained. Well done Switzerland. You guys are most excellent.
There is one major Achilles heal to all bunkers?
What is it .?
Is amazing anything like new in Switzerland even is old, thank Ron for this video.
Switzerland is such a beautiful country. If I had to pick one place to have a Family Retreat, it would be in Switzerland. I know that there were plans by the Nazis to invade Switzerland ("Operation Tannenbaum") that were never implemented. It's estimated that it would've taken about 150 Divisions in order to attempt to invade and secure Switzerland. The Swiss had other ideas. They turned their entire country into one large fortress. They mined the bridges, tunnels, and built military facilities into the mountains of their country. The Swiss would've never gone down without a fight.
You don't invade your banker.
@@sd906238 Yes. However, the Plan did exist. The only problem is that the Swiss turned their country into an impenetrable fortress and the Nazis would've been hard pressed to complete their operation. It was Hitler's Generals that pointed this put to him. In fact, many German and Allied aircraft were either forced down or shot down during World War II. The Swiss didn't discriminate.
In complete fairness, Switzerland was not the only country to build itself into the mountains. Germany itself has bunkers all throughout the country that many people don't know about. I do because I was stationed there in the military. It was actually fascinating to be taken on certain tours and given the ability to see some of the Subterranean and into the Mountain built bunkers. There are certain areas where one could be driving down the highway and not realize that there was a facade next to them that would suddenly be capable of opening up and the tanks would start rolling out. That's one of the reasons that Germany was so difficult to take on during WWII. Their assets were hidden in mountains which method could not be destroyed quite as easily. The secrets of WWII have never been completely totaled for obvious reasons. If countries know of how Germany concealed their assets and if they knew we knew how they concealed their assets they would find other ways of doing it. So let's just say that everyone knows the secrets that everyone says they don't know. LOL.
@@justanotherguy3850 I too am aware of Germany's of their mountains that they've used as fortresses and hideaways. They were notorious for it. Especially in their use of building their "Wunderwaffes" ("Wonder Weapons") and slave labor facilities duringWorldWarII. However, Switzerland has continued to use their mountains for an integral part of their National Defense Policy even to this date. If I had the monies, I'd be doing the same thing. It's much better than having a bunker built and installed.
@@southtexasprepper1837 :: yes, the infrastructure history of World War II is fascinating as well as unique. I was a military policeman and I was assigned to a particular facility we're all of the leaders of countries belonging to Nato could gather for safety. Of course I can't give specifics but the facility could withstand a direct nuclear strike and not be affected. We were essentially the rapid response force that protected the facility inside and out. It was interesting duty to say the least and because of the security clearance I had it is a lifetime of silence. More to the point, the fact they built such intricate facilities is amazing. It's good to see that technology used in building some of those facilities have been incorporated into the atlas shelters.
This was so good I cannot get enough of it. Love all of these tours
Great video Ron! Makes me want one of yours even more!
The industrial ovens were clearly removed. The ones with rolling racks and trays. There were probably three located along the walls behind the guy @12:08 That cooktop wouldn't be sufficient if you cook for 40-100 people every day.
Yeah I had a laugh when they said that was a 180 man kitchen xD
You'd be pushing it for a smaller restaurant if things were busy.
i lived for 2 years in the Suisse,.. switserland is build on bunkers,.. from ww2 till i believe now,.. almost every house has his own bunker or big communty bunkers
special de defence bunkers and defence systems in ww2 and cold war period are verry intressting.
i have seen barns and chalets that looks like barns and chalets, but when you are real close you know it was not a house or barn,.. but a real defense bunker.
and if you know a bit of ww2 history and suisse,.. you will understand why this country is all that time Nutral (the country by it self is a fortress)... in minuts the could blow a roads tunnels or what ever,.. pure for defense.. thats one of the ressons why Hitler didnot try to get switserland
if you look here on youtube there are some videos of the defense systems and old ww2 bunkers
greetings from the Netherlands and sorry for my bad Englisch
@@supercarakita1148 Switserland is the only country in eu who has gun laws as in some of your states,.. i my country,.. we can not have guns at all
and believe me, the dont sell all bunkers,.. there are millatry airbasis inside the mountains and streets around it are landing strips under geneva and zurich the are realy big bunkers and bunkervaults .. and the millatry in switserland is well organise, in a critical situation the have there army in a few hours strengthens up with 50 thousends men ,.. and in a day with 100.000.
and most of the soldiers nows were to go what to defend and how ..
this is because beside the proff. army the have also a army duty for every men,.. from 18 years till about 40 .. an the are verry patriotic in the suisse
@@loekweekers Its a common misconception that almost all European countries have banned guns. Plenty of countries have easy gun laws in Europe. Italy, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Czech, Finland, France. All these countries its very easy for citizens to get a gun license and most of these countries even foreigners that live in the country can get a gun license.
@@Shifisu i said ..that the gun laws from suisse almost the same as some of your states .. as far as i know you can not carry a gun in all of the other countries . You can have them .. go to shooting range ( in a case)or go hunting .. but not carry in public,
@@loekweekers Ahh I misunderstood then, my bad. I thought you ment Switserland was the only country in EU to be able to own a gun
@@Shifisu its ok .. my englisch is not verry good..
Love to see the blue prints to that bunker.
Thank you for making the trip to Switzerland. Great video !!!
We actually bought a property in Hawaii that originally had a Doomsday Bunker that the military built on it. Originally it had a Quonset hut on it with a 3 story underground bunker below it. My father (a retired Air Force officer) who has connections found out about several properties like this and bought them. A few years ago we moved back to Hawaii, had the bunkers overhauled and redone for a family then built our home over it.
Revelation 6:15
You sound rich … you need a husband ?
@@Mr.Helper. sorry, married.
WOW THAT WAS AWESOME!! I wish I had the money to build something like that!!!
Algo se avecina,todas las mejoras y restauraciones estan listas,solo esperan el momento de ser utilizadas por los "afortunados" que accedan a este impresionante complejo.Felictaciones Atlas por este recorrido.
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This was a great tour of this bunker. Thank you.
I can't believe all that only cost 25 million, maybe in 1974 prices.
I hope you learned something during your visit. This is a real, well thought out bunker, made by professionals who take this shyt seriously. Even though this bunker was built in 1974, it’s still well maintained and serviceable today. The bunkers you produce are wholly inadequate for any other than storm shelters. If I were to get a bunker, it would be constructed similar to this, just on a much smaller scale. Your metal prefab bunker are inherently flawed and prone to rust and water damage.
Well, that was interesting. It's nice to see how other countries defend themselves :)
Amazing. Video. Nice work getting them to let you film it so we could see it also. Man that place was clean! Gotta hand it to the Swiss, when they do something they do it right.
Things may last longer underground because of cooler temperatures but not if they are built by rising S.
Pls dont compare it with swiss stuff. Swiss is another level but the costs are ridiculous XD
@@OmDesk I was being sarcastic because rising S bunkers are absolute shit they don’t last and they’re under ground.
@@leatherneckprepper4477 i have heard that. Is just that like risingS are like c tier bunker vs a swiss S++ bunker hahaha
it's not the cooler temp its the lack of fluctuation. bunker building guy doesn't know about thermal stability lol
That's super cool, I always love watching these video's about bunkers man. Always a good watch, Thank's for the content.
Damn, that bunker is in great shape! I would imagine they had a maintenance storage for backup mechanical and electrical components, etc. It's not like they didn't have the space for it.
WHAT AN AMAZING VIDEO!!!! You were a little winded down there. Thanks for sharing!
I could see having a bunker like that for my family and all my neighbors familys lol place is huge .
What a great video. Thank you
I love seeing a this Swiss man with a sidearm, already feels like home.
love it, Levis, t shirt and sidearm. My kind of attire
This has got to be hands down the most professional and survivable bunker I have ever seen.
You gotta hand it to the Swiss...
Thorough and thorough.
No luxury pool, no space to walk you pets, no lift even (listen to the American host panting from climbing all those stairs).
But if I had the money, this would be my choice.
That’s amazing. Thanks for the tour.
Thanks for the video, would never see places like this otherwise. So interesting to see such a cool and incredibly well maintained and clean bunker.
The movie cool running didn't leave a good impression for yall but this is awsome! My dream home.
There are a lot of bunkers of that quality in switzerland. Not that big and that equipped, but as clean and well built. Most of them built because mandatory, they are usually repurposed (from general storage to even a large shooting range).
The exhaust going through the chimney is pretty cool.
Pretty amazing!!! Thank you for showing content like this. This is stuff I would never get to see otherwise keep up the good content and thank you for your efforts.
Smart purchase. Love the thought of project 26
I live in Vienna in a building that was built in the 60s. Its a two story building completely built from steel reinforced concrete. Its a nightmare if you have to drill into the walls to mount stuff, you need a powerful hammer drill and a high quality drill bit. The strange thing is all the installations in the basement, like piping, doorframes etc, look EXACTLY like in this video. The building is now over half a century old and there is not a single crack anywhere in the walls.
There is a local guy that has a Unimog. He also has a lawn tractor (aka mower) that he souped up and it pulled our big straight truck - twin screw 10-wheel that had the air brakes locked up - across the street and into the garage to get fixed. That lawn tractor didn't even strain 😎
Cool , reminds me of the bunker I saw in the late 60's when I was a Cub Scout . We had a kid in our troop that his father was pretty high up on the border patrol , well that father set up a tour of a bunker in a San Diego suburb called El Cajon . That bunker was big enough for I think 50 or so people but it had everything from medical to food and everything else . One day I happened to have a need to go to the Buck Knives office which was right next to that bunker and while there I was talking to someone and mentioned the bunker and they had no clue it was there . The only evidence is some vents sticking up out of the ground , the entrance is on a side you can't see from the street so they just thought it was just an empty lot with some metal things on it . It was supposed to be used in case of a nuclear attack , the same one we did duck and cover exercises for LOL the futility of that only hit me years later .
I remember doing the dick and cover when I was in elementary school. I don't think it would of saved my life when the school was in Mountain View California right across the freeway was Moffitt field Navy base. Silicone valley. I used to see the U2 spy plane take off . It was loud. You couldn't hear the teacher talk. Had to wait till it was way gone before you could hear the teacher. She also had to wait to be heard. Now the base is shut down and I think Google is leasing it now. In case of emergency they don't tell you where to go if a missile is barring down on you just like hear on Hawaii when on the news they said a missile was launched heading straight to Hawaii and it said it was no test it was really happening. Nothing came on the TV saying where to go to be protected. So I just closed my windows and sat there waiting and watching to see what's coming first more news or a missile bringing everyone a bad day. Finally after over 30 minutes the new came on and said false alarm someone hit the wrong switch. I thought how can something like that get through United States of America's defense. I thought we were bad ass the news has to be wrong. It wasn't done on April 1st. That would of been a really bad joke but it's better then the real thing.
I used to live in El Cajon. can you share the location?
@@skipstreetIf you remember the old Buck Knives building on Weld, looks like Moell Machine and some other there now, it was next to it to the east. It was hard to see anything other than the ventilation stacks sticking up above the ground, you had to go around to the far side to gain entry.
Cool bunker with even cooler story. Thanks for making these videos.
Cool! Ever since I started visiting Europe as a kid I was struck by the quality of construction...perhaps it's more to do with permits and stricter laws, but after spending a lot of time in Germany I found that almost everything I purchased was higher quality there. This bunker is a prime example...if you build a bunker over there, you build it right (and no offense to the youtuber, but I hope this inspired him to go bigger! Of course, most of the preppers in this market likely don't have that kind of cash...but it's so nice to see things made to last!
I was amazed at how many bunker and anti-tank constructions you can see just by driving on public roads in Swizerland. especially in the Cantons Uri, Schwyu and Unterwalden ( Nidwalden) You actually drive over covered up parts of those anti tank walls on a few of the roads, leaving me to think they can just build them back in any time it is required. And you can clearly see concrete buildings on mountain sides leading into critical strategic points like mountain passes. And if you can see so many stuff as a normal tourist ( they don't mind you seing it), what do you think the modern bunkers look like...
Swiss, Austrian, German all basically the same people. Its not because of government. They excel everywhere they go.
That's because they don't outsource to the lowest bidder, who then outsources ALL of their materials to China, to still make an obscene profit, even as the lowest bidder.
Great video! Even the Swiss are suspicious of the Russians.
this is by far the best bunker ive ever seen
Guys I admired your work not only because you do a great work but because I am a military construction engineer from Cuba. I used to teach in a Military academy my last year in Cuba (1993) and I remember one of my favorite subjects was the construction of a bunker in Russia 1944 by Stalin in a deep secret that the existence of such bunker was public on 1989.I imagine that the workers were killed after bunker was done.
Man if money was no object for me, I’d build something smaller but similar. So well thought out.
The role of this Army was to protect the Bank of International Settlement. This is why Swiss are people in Arms in the very heart of Europe.
Homeboys got a gun. This some 007 shit. Thank for the video.
150 million euros would such new bunker cost. I am a german facility manager and 30 years in the buis. I do know super rich that has monster bunkers.
The row bunker version in deep spaces like a mountain is "special work" this would cost by 100 million. The facility technic alone would or could cost 50 million and more. Technic is more expansive then the row building.
It looks clean because the quality of german switzerland- is a higher lavel the US quality.
The bunker leeds a new door. That is no problem. Would cost by 1-2 million in ABC quality.
If enyone reads this- I an also a professionel in facility techic- was in charge of malls- they have the same stuff inside. Maintainance is nummero uno for long term live.
I look for a small job! Would like to live in the bunker!
A VET with a bunker love
Glad to see you're doing well 🙌
I have a feeling the only reason this one is for sale, is because they have a new one that makes this one look like a kids clubhouse.
Those are MWM Diesels, see valve covers!
The Swiss Government encourages it's citizens to store preps, and have more private bunkers per capita than any other country on Earth. Another gret video Ron, and if I had the money, I'd move there asap. Very conservative and beautiful country! Not to mention the ladies are smoking hot too!LOL
Does anyone find it interesting that our governments build their survival bunkers with the funding from it's citizens yet they get to sell it and do you suppose the people will ever see any benefit from this US vs. THEM attitude!! I got mine. Get yours!
WOW! What a unique experience! The history of our world is nothing short of AMAZING!!! Thanks for sharing, Ron!!! As always, another amazing bunker tour of a bunker we wouldn't probably ever see without your access! Thanks again for the tour!
Is it true that Swiss has enough bunkers to protect entire population?
Yes it is .. even more, .. almost every house has a bunker, and there are also big community bunkers .. and also defense bunkers .. in mountains, on the mountains or towns .. there are also chalets and barns al over, that most people dont know its a defense bunker .. and i know under a street in zurich there is a big vault bunker .. switserland is one big defense fortress
@@loekweekers We have this type of shelters almost everywhere in Switzerland, yes!
@@kweeFilms i know i found it verry intresting when i lived in your country,.. special when i see a fighter plane cross a street (somewere between Geneva and Montreux),... i love your country,.. i worked in Geneva .. i worked at Rolex and see underground there big vaults and bunker.. impressing
@@loekweekers Yes we have a lot of them but unfortunately, they are not all accessible.. I mean, if there is an alarm and we have like 10min to hide, we can not go inside thoses bunker cause they are closed. Another solution is that we have small bunkers under our living building.. but they are not really good. It's still better than nothing.
@@kweeFilms YOU HAVE 100% MORE THEN IN THE NETHERLANDS, we dont have not bunkers at home, and i dont know about public bunkers at all
Incredibly well engineered!
Nice to see that the Swiss maintains their underground defence facilities.
Cheers Ron, this is one awesome bunker shame I' am not rich lol. Thanks for posting your amazing videos :-).
Retitle your video '$25,000,000 Swiss Nuclear Bunker' - thank me later ! Great video BTW
Ok 👍🏼
@Van Life and your statement shows your intelligence
@Van Life Look at the view count now 😀 genius
@Van Life huh? What do you get out of life being negative…
I've been watching one of the real estate channels showing luxury homes for millions. If I had that kind of money.....I would rather have this bunker! I want this bunker!!!
Can you imagine the horror if someone with that much money kidnapped you and lock you down there forever?
This video is so cool. You really flew out to Switzerland to see a bunker that’s awesome lmao
Im swiss and never saw someone walking arond with a gun on his hip like this. Is he a special agent? BC the swiss police don't have guns showing like this.
It appears this is a private business that rents out high security data storage. If I had data worth anything, I would want someone armed to prevent criminals from making entry to the facility.
@@ericmattinen4728 Yes for sure. I think that it's because they have a visitor which is an American. And not everyone but most of my friends don't like the thinking of an American. So maybe this is why he has a gun with him. Switzerland is very ultra safe, I never had to worry about being killed at 3 am in the woods walking home high, listening to music with full volume. It really is a different country. I mean if something would happen they won't just let 1 ppl handle it. there gonna be a whole squad. but in this case I really think that he's a special agent. Or maybe outside there are soldier waiting for something to happen.
he could also be a private citizen. if you've ever been to a big armoury or shooting range you'll see the staff being armed - it's one of the only reason a carry permit may be issued.
This is so weird when Russian guide is telling the sizes, and then American interviewer is translating everything into legs, nails and bottles [XD]
Stay in the bunker until the walking woke have all died
Another great video Ron. Thumbs Up.
2m concrete wall, now we're talking real bunker
I just recalled Projekt 26 was part of the stay behind armies (aka OP GLADIO). That bunker has some history
Its scary to know how goverment organisations do stuff like this for so long , that makes me wonder what ''th. f.ck'' they do now . Nice bunker do , thinking of a hide out for myself because i know that the sh.t of today is nothing to compare with what is comming .
Right. Like that squirrel guy who everybody hates because he murdered so many people. You know the one who recently divorced.
Back in the 60's - 70's I went to school 7-12th grades in the same building ... it was built as a Nuclear Bomb Shelter and opened after the Cuban Missile Crisis ... Everything was built completely Underground ... (not the gym) ... this was in South Texas .. it had AC > a huge deal back then ... lots of glass ... florescent lights ... I figured adding it up I spent a combined 2 years of my life Underground.
Did I miss some thing ? if there was room for 180 people where are all the bedrooms and why didn't they show them.
Because they all look alike?
It sounded like this bunker was in the process of being refurbished as a secure data center for servers/network equipment.
@@tonytesta3695 You're right! They use it as a "SERVER ROOM" now .. as it's "cold" inside and quiet. A lot of bunkers here in Switzerland are used like that.
So...when I win the Mega ball whatever...this will be mine! :) Amazing place! 16:00 was the cafeteria since you can see where the kitchen serving windows were blocked up. You see the same blocked windows inside the kitchen earlier. Very freaking cool!
They may need these bunkers yet! Russia and China are currently more aggressive
The USA is the most peaceful country in the world!!! ))))))
Hey, you need to clean you brain.
@@ratibor3000 try "reading" what I wrote. Where did I say the US wasn't?
This is located on the Hasliberg above the town of Meirringen, I recognize the mountains on the horizon.
There were (is?) bunkers under my highschool (built in the early 60s) and my freshman dorm at the U of P. I imagine that they're still there. The highschool also had a shooting range under the audidtorium, where I learned to shoot from a NRA-certified instructor. This was when the NRA was about safety education and marksmanship, and not corruptly promoting anxiety to boost gun sales and enrich Wayne LaPierre and his cronies. Note: It would be interesting to review firearm training and private gun ownership laws in Switzerland - they're much stricter about the possession and use of weapons than in the USA.
Flawless execution, Swiss style.
I appreciate Skwisgaar showing us around the bunker.
You have one of the coolest jobs for someone like myself that is fascinated with bunkers, especially military bunkers... this would be so cool, to travel around, see bunkers and stuff that only a limited number of people have seen. Then you guys also build bunkers yourself and I know you have built some awesome batman like bunkers and most likely installed them in a cool secretive way. One day I will have a bunker with a batman like entrance 😂
I really enjoy your videos. Keep these video rolling we are hoping to get a bunker here on property
Ron, I wish you could of shown us the armoury
I'm not sure if there's anything I love more than bunkers. They make you feel invincible, almost immortal.
Having worked in one I can assure you the exact opposite. It makes you feel like your last line of defense is up. There are a few vulnerabilities as well such as a Carbon Monoxide exhaust which hangs at the very top. Anyone could do anything to it such as plugging it and you are dead.
I live in Houston Texas and I know where one of those Maredes Unimog is !!!!!! It looks just like the picture and I want it for my off roading vehicle 😎💯👍🏻
Cool bunker. I would like to see you film the former bunker at the Greenbriar for the US Legislators.
Lmao better hope the dude that runs all the stuff doesn’t end up dead. Might be hard to keep people from rebelling and taking over from the inside. I love it.
I was sold on the feature that blows you off every time you come in
Now thats a CLEAN Bunker.....
This is fantastic, the Swiss have always been into civil defense and maintain their equipment perfectly, the government budget per citizen is like 10 times a much as f.e. the UK, Swiss building code also regulates every new home should have a shelter in the basement fit for nuclear war. I believe there is a part about it in the docu "nuclear nightmares" it is on RUclips to see. Narrator the great Peter Ustinov. It is based on the book by Nigel Calder. Also Switzerland is impossible to conquer, many have tried and all failed due to the Alpes 👍👍
I love the fact that the guy showing the place carries a piece on the side, so American like! Swiss really are our soulmates kek.
hehe noticed the same thing too :D
Except they are surrounded by many enemies and have had dozens of wars in Europe. USA has only been invaded once since it became a nation, by Great Britain (War of 1812). Plus the Civil War, so only two shooting wars in 250 years.
@@themoviedealers Alaska might not have been a state when it's Aleutian islands were invaded by the Japanese but it was still sovereign US soil. Pancho Villa led a raid across the border and attacked Columbus, NM. That led to the Punitive Expedition ordered by Wilson (the only good thing that commie ever did).
I would assume he is military since it's a military bunker. They carry sidearms. He is most likely their version of an MP, or just a soldier that got tour duty for the day. It still has classified info in it, so I doubt that's a real estate agent. If not classified, he should have been able to film every room, and the biometric security wouldn't be in place.
Its a cool bunker but if you bought it you would need support staff to run in with all the equipment.
Very very impressive bunker