Elderly Man Infuriates the Government Because of His 10,000 Square Foot Doomsday Bunker

Going To Great Lengths

In 1980, Beach decided to construct his own bunker after the Cold War started getting real. He began collecting canned goods and create blueprints for a bunker in case of a planned attack. Beach wasn't sure how he was going to construct it, but the final result goes far beyond what he ever thought he could construct...

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