Despite the threat of nuclear war ever increasing in recent months and years, one 70-year-old nuclear bunker in the United Kingdom could be on the verge of collapse, as experts indicate it has 'just days' left before its demise.
The creation of nuclear weapons and the threat of their use during the Cold War understandably prompted many major nations across the world to build bunkers that would both protect people in the event of a blast and also be used to study the effects of the explosion after the fact.
Many of these still exist decades after they were built – perhaps a sign that they could have been used to survive a potential nuclear fallout – and you can even use tools to find your nearest shelter or even spot one when you're walking around a city.
However, some are edging dangerously close to destruction thanks to rapid changes in the world, leaving many to wonder if there's enough preparation in the seemingly increasing likelihood that nuclear weapons will be deployed in the near future.
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As shared by Dexerto, one particular nuclear bunker that was built over six decades ago in the United Kingdom is just 'days away' from falling into the sea as a result of rapid coastal erosion according to experts.
The bunker in question here is the Tunstall ROC (Royal Observer Corps) and is located in East Yorkshire, on the coast between Withernsea and Hornsea.
Similar to other key parts of the coast in Great Britain, this stretch is notorious for how fast it is eroding, as the dangerous natural process is tearing down roads and even houses into the shoreline.
Initially the Tunstall ROC was positioned quite a distance in from the shore when it was first built in 1959, yet aggressive waves and eroding structures have left it on the precipice of destruction, and as of right now it could fall into the sea at any point.
Amateur historian Davey Robinson urged that the nuclear bunker "hasn't got long left, perhaps just a few days," as he's been tracking its progressive shift towards the coastline on YouTube for a while now.
Tunstall ROC was initially built as one part of a larger network of monitoring stations that were designed to detect nuclear blasts and analyse the after effects, although thankfully this was never actually used in practice.
It was eventually decommissioned in the early 1990s, yet could imminently meet a fate that would leave it completely destroyed, and there's practically nothing that anyone can do to stop it.
"I just have this feeling it is going to just slide down to the bottom intact," wrote one comment underneath one of Robinson's recent videos studying the bunker, although others fear that if it begins to tip forward in its descent it could break apart following an impact.