Luxury Condo Meant To Survive Doomsday Nuclear Attack In Full Swing, India Holds Successful Test Launch of N-Capable Rocket
For people already getting anxious about ISIS and Ebola, as well as any other form of biological and nuclear warfare, perhaps they would be interested to purchase their dream hideout in the Luxury Survival Condo. The latter is a former missile silo that was turned into a place that includes high-end amenities like a movie theater and a swimming pool.
But the cost needed to get into the Survival Condo complex isn't cheap. A half-floor unit costs $1.5 million while full-floor units are priced at $3.0 million each. The penthouse units, meantime, start at a whopping $4.5 million. Think there have been no takers? Developer Larry Hall said there have been doctors, scientists and entrepreneurs who have purchased units.
The 1,820-square-foot apartment is located near Concordia, Kansas. But locating it may be a bit hard because one literally has to dig deep under the earth to find it. The luxury condominium is buried 174 feet underground in a decommissioned missile silo which Hall committed is sturdy enough to withstand a nuclear attack.
The silo has been originally designed to withstand a direct hit by a nuclear bomb. On the ground, two armoured doors weighing 16,000 pounds each can be found which are used to seal the facility. Individual units were designed to have lighting that will mimic sunlight, from a high 9-foot ceiling. Instead of windows, Hall used video screens which can be programmed by the resident owner according to his favourite scenery of choice, either landscapes or urban skylines.
Apart from the individual units, Survival Condo also has a spa, dog park, fitness center and medical facilities. It also has a holding cell for unruly occupants.
Think there aren't any buyers? A Connecticut tobacco-product firm executive quoted by the WSJ actually shared he shelled out $12 million in cash to purchase four entire floor units on the first silo-condo complex. He said they will house his large family and some friends perhaps he wants to save when doomsday arrives. All four floors he owned have been equipped with fireplaces and antique furniture. He likewise added more "windows."
Hall said the first Survival Condo is already sold out. Work is underway at the second, but units have been also already sold at almost 50 percent. The latter is expected to be completed 18 to 24 months from now. The luxury condominium can be found here.
Meantime, test firing of nuclear missiles has been the norm lately for a number of nations. India announced on Sunday it has successfully conducted the test launch of its Agni-II ballistic, a medium-range nuclear capable missile.
According to the RIA Novosti, citing India's defense officials, the trial of the surface-to-surface missile was made from a mobile launcher from the Launch Complex-4 of Integrated Test Range. Its strike range was over 2,000 km.