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Cheyenne Mountain Complex: A Billion-Dollar Nuclear Bunker

10/4/2025

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The Cheyenne Mountain Complex in Colorado is an underground facility designed to protect U.S. leaders and serve as an alternate command center for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
Built in 1966, it withstood nuclear strikes and houses a command post, power plant, and food supplies.
It cost $142 million to build and would exceed $1 billion today.

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Story summary

The Cheyenne Mountain Complex in Colorado is an underground facility designed to protect U.S. leaders and serve as an alternate command center for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
Built in 1966, it withstood nuclear strikes and houses a command post, power plant, and food supplies.
It cost $142 million to build and would exceed $1 billion today.