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cbabe

(6,552 posts)
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 08:13 PM 13 hrs ago

Top Trump officials rush to purchase nuclear war-proof bunkers after Iran attack: report

https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war/

Top Trump officials rush to purchase nuclear war-proof bunkers after Iran attack: report

Alexander Willis
March 8, 2026 7:41PM ET

Since President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attack on Iran last week, at least two top Trump administration officials have raced to purchase their own survival shelters designed to withstand an apocalyptic nuclear war scenario, The Telegraph reported on Sunday.



The revelation comes from Texas resident Ron Hubbard, who owns Atlas, a company that manufactures survival bunkers designed to withstand "biological [or] nuclear fallout, EMP attacks” and other catastrophic scenarios. Hubbard spoke with The Telegraph and revealed that since the U.S. attack on Iran, inquiries had gone up “tenfold,” including inquiries from two senior Trump administration Cabinet members.



Amid those fears, business has been booming for Hubbard, who also told The Telegraph that his recent clients were almost all “Christian, conservative CEOs,” which included “several of the wealthiest men on the planet,” though he declined to identify them.

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(No such thing. Christian fools.)
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Top Trump officials rush to purchase nuclear war-proof bunkers after Iran attack: report (Original Post) cbabe 13 hrs ago OP
Fools and their money.... sarisataka 13 hrs ago #1
I don't think they're afraid of Iran Dave says 13 hrs ago #4
In case of all out nuclear war, the best thing to do sarisataka 12 hrs ago #7
Agreed (sadly) Dave says 12 hrs ago #8
I once owned a house UpInArms 13 hrs ago #2
Well, they dreamed of moving America back to the '50's underpants 13 hrs ago #3
Cowards dweller 13 hrs ago #5
Sorry - false title. Not "nuclear war-proof bunkers". We can't buy any that will protect us from a nuclear blast. erronis 13 hrs ago #6
Nourishment WoodyHam 12 hrs ago #9
K&R UTUSN 9 hrs ago #10
He needs to tell us which two Trumpists, and where. LudwigPastorius 9 hrs ago #11
Is this a bad time to ask when we're going to get our $2,000 tariff checks? -eom vanessa_ca 4 hrs ago #12

sarisataka

(22,549 posts)
1. Fools and their money....
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 08:17 PM
13 hrs ago

I don't suppose telling them even if Iran had somehow secretly built a nuclear weapon, they do not have any means to get it to the US?

Dave says

(5,395 posts)
4. I don't think they're afraid of Iran
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 08:26 PM
13 hrs ago

It’s Iran’s well-heeled, nuclear allies they fear.

sarisataka

(22,549 posts)
7. In case of all out nuclear war, the best thing to do
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 08:37 PM
12 hrs ago

is step outside and get it over with.

I'll take a nice, clean vaporization over a lingering death from radiation poisoning in a post-apocalyptic world.

UpInArms

(54,774 posts)
2. I once owned a house
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 08:18 PM
13 hrs ago

in Amarillo that was built as a bunker, in case Pantex was bombed

It was pretty amazing, in that it had a basement with 2 foot thick walls

erronis

(23,562 posts)
6. Sorry - false title. Not "nuclear war-proof bunkers". We can't buy any that will protect us from a nuclear blast.
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 08:33 PM
13 hrs ago

They are supposedly promising shelter from nuclear fallout (radiation). Doubt they'll pay any claims to those that die in those shelters in any case.

Good business strategy. Just like the rest of the vulture capitalists

WoodyHam

(2 posts)
9. Nourishment
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 09:22 PM
12 hrs ago

There is also the issue of food and water. They better stock a lot. Depending on the immediate situation, it could be years to decades (or more) before any is available. Reverse osmosis systems might help with water but you might not be able to grow your own food outdoors for decades. Do you like tomatoes that glow in the dark? ... No they won't actually glow, but surely deadly to eat.
And then if bad enough to cause a "nuclear winter", it will be a really long time before the surface is livable.

LudwigPastorius

(14,572 posts)
11. He needs to tell us which two Trumpists, and where.
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 12:03 AM
9 hrs ago

The survivors will need to find meat somewhere.

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