By Johanna Gardener •
Updated: 26 Nov 2024 • 21:39 • 2 minutes read
Bunkers and war manuals are on the cards for Spain’s preparations in case of war
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Amid Europe s current uncertain climate in the face of potential war with Russia, Spain has begun to mobilise itself through preparing war manuals and even unveiling bunkers for use in a potential nuclear attack.
It may seem like something out of a horror or suspense movie, but war provisions and preparations are a very real reality in Spain right now with the threat of Russian invasion in the West. Among these provisions are the most-feared bunkers the latest measure to have been activated in the face of global conflict.
The launch of Vladimir Putin s hypersonic missile has sparked fear
As tensions rise between the East and West, interest has grown in the concept of bunkers as countries begin to prepare themselves for the possibility of imminent war. Russia has shaken Europe with the launch of a hypersonic missile, creating shockwaves worldwide regarding the country’s potential for global warfare with Vladimir Putin’s “advanced weapons.” Recent threats of an attack on a US base in Poland have intensified the climate of uncertainty further and have forced many countries to take their heads out of the sand and start to prepare themselves for conflict.
Countries across Europe have distributed war manuals for citizens
Finland, Sweden and Norway have already started to take real action distributing war manuals to citizens of the Scandinavian countries. Spain is now raising the bar by announcing its first war risk manual to prepare the population for possible conflict situations. Clearly, there is a fine line between safeguarding and scaremongering. Spain is aware that recent announcements regarding pre-war preparations have sparked some concern and panic. However, it needs to follow protocol and protect its citizens in the face of possible attacks
War bunkers are a very real solution in Spain both old and new
The latest addition to these preventative measures has been discussion around war bunkers. Not seen since the Civil War and perhaps associated even with the Second World War, they may be showing their faces again, as possible protection areas in case of nuclear warfare. In Madrid, there are notable bunkers including one located in the Government’s Moncloa Palace, a 7,500-square-meter underground shelter made to resist nuclear and chemical attacks. This bunker comes complete with cold storage rooms, secret doors and even a small cemetery, and is one of the most advanced in Spain. Torrejón de Ardoz air base, also in Madrid, has the capacity to hold 600 people and in Toledo, under the Ébora Hotel in Talavera de la Reina, a private bunker is located which is sizable and functional.
Old wartime bunkers may also be resurrected for use
Not all bunkers are modern and surreal as it may sound, some of the historic bunkers might possibly be getting a second use. Donning their wartime legacy, they include the El Capricho bunker in Madrid, the Carmel and Santa Susana bunkers in Barcelona; Cap Negret in Altea (Alicante); Los Muertos in Cabo de Gata (Almería); Villa del Río in Córdoba; Santa Úrsula in Tenerife, Colmenar de Arroyo in Madrid. However, these are, for obvious reasons, not yet adapted to withstand nuclear warfare.
Nuclear attacks remain unlikely but our world is presenting a persistent likelihood of international tensions and governments and citizens alike need to prepare for any eventuality.
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Johanna Gardener
Originally from Manchester, UK and with a degree in English with Modern Foreign Languages, she has been a permanent resident in Spain for the past 12 years. Many of these years, she has spent working as a secondary school teacher, as well as in journalism, editing and marketing. She currently lives in the historic centre of Malaga, where she enjoys writing, walking and animals.
Unless you are within a few KM of a bunker when Putrid fires Nukes, don t bother trying to reach one.
Stay in your home, block all windows / doors with plastic sheets to keep the radioactive dust out.
Wait inside for at LEAST 7 days before even thinking about going outside.
When you do go outside, do so for very short periods of time and when you go back home, take ALL clothes off and wash or store in an airtight bag, so any radioactive dust you picked up is not slowly killing you.
After 1 month, the background radiation levels will have fallen enough to venture outside for longer periods.
DO NOT EAT ANY FOOD THAT IS NOT IN A TIN CAN.
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