Q for Mike regarding "The Land Leviathan" *spoiler

[FlyingElvis]

I'm currently reading this novel from the "A Nomad of the Time Streams" WW edition. I am at the chapter where Bastable deserts Hood and his war machine and is heading to Washington D.C.

You start off "The Triumphant Beast" chapter alluding to the fact that the government has fled to an underground retreat in the Appalachians. Were you aware at the time that the US government did in fact have such a facility in West Virginia?

I visited this bunker a couple of years ago and thought I remember them saying it was kept a secret until the end of the Cold War. But I wonder...

Perhaps it just made sense to you that this area of the US would in fact, make a nice location for such a facility.

[Michael Moorcock]

I honestly can't remember now. But it does seem a logical place...

[Doc]

I grew up in West Virginia. It was an open secret that there was a bunker under the Greenbriar resort close to Lewisburg. Sometimes national security is not so secure :)

[Michael Moorcock]

Some years ago I knew some CIA and MI5 guys. Maybe they told me about it...

[FlyingElvis]

I have to say, it was a fascinating tour. It was especially eery visiting this large auditorium with a podium in front with the US Congress stamp on the front. This was where Congress would conduct press conferences.

Anyway, thanks for the replies.

[Governor of Rowe Island]

Close to where I live was the secret bunker constructed for the government to flee to during WWII. It was kept operational until the end of the Cold War and it's existence was only admitted last year, I believe.
This too was an open secret. Most people knew there were miles and miles of tunnels under Corsham, Wilts, and why, and most of them weren't even aware it was meant to be a secret!

[Miqque]

Dunno if any of you have The Learning Channel, but one episode of While You Were Out concerned the surprise makeover of a missile silo, now used as a home. Now, that's infotainment!
:lol:

[Governor of Rowe Island]

Just found a link with a bit of info about the aforementioned 'secret bunker' - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...849406,00.html

[spaced_moorcock]

I remember seeing that a few years back on the news. It reminds me of some of the facilities that still exist up on the moors near to where I live. There's a number of 'secret' weapons caches and other things dotted about, guarded by men and dogs armed with shotguns.