Nuclear shelter being installed in the backyard of an American house
Add to Lightbox DownloadEXCLUSIVE: An American-based nuclear shelter company says it has experienced a huge surge in demand for underground backyard bunkers. Ron Hubbard, owner of Atlas Survival Shelters, says orders have doubled this month alone and that inquiries have more than tripled amid mounting fears of a nuclear missile threat from North Korea. Mr Hubbard - who has factories in Los Angeles, Dallas and a steel processing plant in Mexico - says the company typically sells between 40-50 large family shelters a year across the U.S. and between 3-5 a day of the mini units. Prices with installation start at $25,000 for a 8x8ft BombNado mini ‘fallout’ shelter; this is the smallest model available from a more affordable line offered by the company and would home 1-2 people. The BombNado protects against nuclear fallout, chemical or biological contamination, tornadoes, earthquakes and wild fires. For a larger family-size for 6-10 people expect to pay anything from $150,000-$200,000. This size is from the more robust Round Atlas range and provides a true bomb shelter that would withstand an explosion. At the top end is a $1.4million, 6,000 square-foot military, complete with 117 beds. Shelters are typically built underground in a new houses under construction but the company - which has been operating for seven years - also offers a retro-fit where bunkers can be installed by excavating a backyard, or even built into the garage. All shelters are fitted with a NBC air filtration, beds and bathroom facilities and certain models have under-floor storage for supplies. Mr Hubbard, 55, told [insert publication]: ‘The news tomorrow could be the U.S. attacks North Korea. This is the first realistic threat I’ve seen. ‘There’s interest all over the world right now [in nuclear shelters] and calls to our center have more than tripled on a daily basis over the past few weeks. ‘The defense industry is thriving right now because of unstable relations between the U.S. and North Korea and what
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![EXCLUSIVE: An American-based nuclear shelter company says it has experienced a huge surge in demand for underground backyard bunkers. Ron Hubbard, owner of Atlas Survival Shelters, says orders have doubled this month alone and that inquiries have more than tripled amid mounting fears of a nuclear missile threat from North Korea. Mr Hubbard - who has factories in Los Angeles, Dallas and a steel processing plant in Mexico - says the company typically sells between 40-50 large family shelters a year across the U.S. and between 3-5 a day of the mini units. Prices with installation start at $25,000 for a 8x8ft BombNado mini ‘fallout’ shelter; this is the smallest model available from a more affordable line offered by the company and would home 1-2 people. The BombNado protects against nuclear fallout, chemical or biological contamination, tornadoes, earthquakes and wild fires. For a larger family-size for 6-10 people expect to pay anything from $150,000-$200,000. This size is from the more robust Round Atlas range and provides a true bomb shelter that would withstand an explosion. At the top end is a $1.4million, 6,000 square-foot military, complete with 117 beds. Shelters are typically built underground in a new houses under construction but the company - which has been operating for seven years - also offers a retro-fit where bunkers can be installed by excavating a backyard, or even built into the garage. All shelters are fitted with a NBC air filtration, beds and bathroom facilities and certain models have under-floor storage for supplies. Mr Hubbard, 55, told [insert publication]: ‘The news tomorrow could be the U.S. attacks North Korea. This is the first realistic threat I’ve seen. ‘There’s interest all over the world right now [in nuclear shelters] and calls to our center have more than tripled on a daily basis over the past few weeks. ‘The defense industry is thriving right now because of unstable relations between the U.S. and North Korea and what](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000W2kF7OwfttU/fit=1000x750/MEGA32009-001.jpg)
