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What Happened to Britain's Secret Underground Bunkers After WW2?

What happened to Britain's secret underground bunkers after WW2? From Churchill's War Rooms to Cold War nuclear shelters - the fate of hundreds of hidden fortresses. During World War 2, Britain constructed hundreds of secret underground bunkers across the country - from Churchill's War Rooms beneath Whitehall to regional command centers and RAF operations rooms. After VE Day in 1945, most were sealed and forgotten. But during the Cold War (1950s-1980s), these bunkers were reactivated and upgraded for nuclear warfare. When the Cold War ended in 1991, they were finally decommissioned. SOURCES USED: National Archives, Kew: CAB 120/303 (Civil Defence Infrastructure 1945-1952) Imperial War Museum archives: Bunker construction records Ministry of Defence declassified documents: Cold War civil defence planning Subterranea Britannica: Underground structures database "The Secret State" by Peter Hennessy (2002) "Cold War: Building for Nuclear Confrontation 1946-1989" by Historic England Churchill War Rooms museum records Kelvedon Hatch Nuclear Bunker historical documentation Various local history societies and bunker preservation groups