reply to post by manticore
Been speculating on this while reading the thread. Assuming that the stories about underground bases and tunnel systems in the region are true, can't
we compare it to the vast tunnel system that is supposed to be used by Al-Qaida in the mountains of Afghanistan? Think about how much difficulty the
US military is having in tracking and capturing them. If some kind of doomsday scenario did play out or if some high ranking officials needed
someplace to hideout from the pubic for a while, wouldn't that sort of network of safe houses be beneficial to military, politicians, elites, and
powerbrokers in the US?
I like to think I am a skeptic, but a lot of the threads here on ATS generally point towards some kind of major worldwide event (i.e. pandemic,
nuclear war, alien invasion, civil war, world war, or all of the above!). With that in mind, I can think of many reasons why Denver is an ideal
location for military, government, or what have you:
-Central location provides maximum time for land-based missle defense systems to intercept ICBMs
-High elevation of surrounding land provides advantages in land-based invasion and/or resistance scenarios
-Underground bases and tunnel systems provide safe haven to ensure survival in event of many kinds of catastrophe
-NORTHCOM and NORAD are essentially a stones throw from Denver
-Apart from Denver itself, it is very isolated from the major population centers of the US
-Very close to proposed plans for Trans Texas Corridor, a side project of the North American Union
I think you get the idea: Wouldn't the ultimate fortress be one that is hidden from the naked eye?
And for all you prophecy nuts, I just had to mention how this thread reminded me of the book Alas, Babylon. It is a fiction by Pat Frank that details
the aftermath of nuclear war between US and USSR back in the 60s. For those who have read it, anybody remember what city became the new capital of the
US after most major cities were decimated???
You guessed it, Denver.