Nuclear ammunition storage facility "Javor 52"

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Maple 52 was one of the top-secret nuclear weapons depots in the former Czechoslovakia, built in cooperation with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. This underground facility was used to safely store Soviet nuclear warheads, which were to be kept there until 1989.

Maple 52 was designed to withstand various types of attacks and to ensure maximum security for the stored munitions. After the fall of communism and the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Czechoslovakia, it lost its strategic importance and was abandoned. Today it is an interesting reminder of a period when nuclear war was a real threat....  show more 
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