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Doomsday refuge: inside the world's largest prepper community

This man is building a survivalist community the size of Manhattan
South Dakota's best-kept secret
Military heyday
Disaster-proof real estate
Building for the end of the world
Secure location
Closely guarded compound
An insurance policy
Making the cut
Virtually indestructible
The price of protection
Behind the blast doors...
Stylish subterranean retreat
Flexible living space
Functional fixtures
Going off-grid
A secure sanctuary
Plenty of privacy
Space for the whole family
Creature comforts
The lap of luxury
Plush accommodation
Opulent sleeping quarters
A market for the prepper mentality
A potential plan B?
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This man is building a survivalist community the size of Manhattan

While countries around the world continue to grapple with volatile wars, the threat of nuclear disaster and the prospect of future pandemics, there’s one secretive community nestled in the wilds of the American Midwest that has been planning for global disaster long before coronavirus struck.

The size of a small city, click or scroll on to delve inside this sprawling doomsday refuge, designed to shelter 5,000 people should the worst occur – and meet the man behind it all...

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Shona Jackson

17 November 2023

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