A wind turbine quietly turning in the breeze. But after passing broad fields and bright red barns, I've found what I came for: The best the world has to offer in high-tech apocalypse prepping.įrom the outside it doesn't look like much. It took three hours to get to the Survival Condo from the Kansas City airport, though your mileage may vary (citywide evacuations and blown-out bridges will add travel time). The Survival Condo sits behind a barbed-wire fence that's guarded 24/7. You can check out our episodes on Pandemic, Nuclear Winter, Global Drought, Tsunamis, Cryonics and Escaping the Planet and see the full series on YouTube. Hacking the Apocalypse is CNET's new documentary series digging into the science and technology that could save us from the end of the world. When nuclear war is on our doorstep, do you think the world's rich and powerful will be quaking in the streets? Hell no. The starting cost for a unit in this complex is $1 million, plus an extra $2,500 per month in dues to cover your living expenses: electricity, water, internet, all the tinned eggs you could dream of.įor the ultra-rich and paranoid, though, you can't put a price on safety.

Your biggest barrier to getting in? This kind of security comes at a price. Besides, that's not even your main problem.

Even if you could find it (the location is secret), the bunker is guarded 24 hours a day. Robert Rodriguez/CNETīut if the proverbial hits the fan and you need a place to go, don't plan on coming here. This story is part of Hacking the Apocalypse, CNET's documentary series on the tech saving us from the end of the world.

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