![]() ![]() He told me that Jordan and I are both making a common mistake. He’s also the author of “Fallout Shelter: Designing for Civil Defense in the Cold War.” Nicola Squillaci, head of Geneva's civil protection and military affairs division, said the shelters were conceived to provide protection ", especially in the case of a bombing and a nuclear attack".ĭucking into a private shelter for around 150 people, underneath a brand new residential building in the Geneva suburb of Meyrin, Squillaci pointed out how, in peacetime, it was equipped with basement storage units for the apartment dwellers above.īut unlike most storage facilities, this one comes with composting toilets, kits for quickly assembling beds, and a ventilation system that filters the air coming in from the outside.If you’ve seen movies like 10 Cloverfield Lane (which has a terrifying trailer), Blast from the Past (terrifying for very different reasons) or played any of the video games from the popular Fallout franchise, you’d be forgiven for thinking that fallout shelters are, by definition, deep underground bunkers made of concrete and metal.īut then I spoke with David Monteyne, an associate professor of architectural history at the University of Calgary in Canada. Geneva is worst off, with only enough places for 75 per cent of its population. The country of 8.6 million people counts nearly nine million spaces across 365,000 private and public shelters.īut while there are more than enough spots at a national level, there are vast regional differences. The wealthy Alpine country has pledged that each and every resident will have a shelter space if needed. ![]() Ukraine war: Explosions heard in Odesa as Russia appears to shift focus south and east. ![]()
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