A set of bunkers pictures taken in Switzerland in three various locations (Andelfingen, Fort Reuenthal and Sonnenberg tunnel) during the filming of the "Underground Worlds" documentary series shot by Phoenix Television. I was guiding the TV crew through the various bunkers structures. Switzerland is unique in having enough nuclear fallout shelters to accommodate its entire population, should they ever be needed. "Every inhabitant must have a protected place that can be reached...
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A set of bunkers pictures taken in Switzerland in three various locations (Andelfingen, Fort Reuenthal and Sonnenberg tunnel) during the filming of the "Underground Worlds" documentary series shot by Phoenix Television. I was guiding the TV crew through the various bunkers structures. Switzerland is unique in having enough nuclear fallout shelters to accommodate its entire population, should they ever be needed. "Every inhabitant must have a protected place that can be reached quickly from his place of residence" and "apartment block owners are required to construct and fit out shelters in all new dwellings", according to articles 45 and 46 of the Swiss Federal Law on Civil Protection. This is why most buildings constructed since the 1960s (the first regulations on the subject were passed on 4 October 1963) incorporate a fallout shelter. In 2006, there were 300,000 shelters in Swiss dwellings, institutions and hospitals, as well as 5,100 public shelters, providing protection for a total of 8.6 million individuals – a coverage of 114 per cent. Fort Reuenthal is a 20th-century Swiss fortification located near the Swiss border with Germany. Built between 1937 and 1939, the fort overlooks the Rhine and was a component of the Swiss Border Line of defenses.
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