Satellite shows what's happening in the East Wing of the White House(arstechnica.com)
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Satellite shows what's happening in the East Wing of the White House
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/satellite-shows-whats-really-happening-at-the-east-wing-of-the-white-house/
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That's exactly what the East Wing already was. "...rebuilt in 1942 during the Franklin Roosevelt administration to create more office space and provide cover for a bunker during World War II."
I'm surprised that the building can be easily torn down by an excavator. I would have expected it to be hardened like nuclear facilities.
its whats underneath that really matters.
Specifically: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Emergency_Operati...
During 911, the President who was not in Washington at the time was flown to a nuclear bunker:
https://www.wowt.com/2021/09/08/20-years-after-911-look-insi...
During 911, the President who was not in Washington at the time was flown to a nuclear bunker:
https://www.wowt.com/2021/09/08/20-years-after-911-look-insi...
It was mostly a facade on that side of the building
He's not demolishing and reconstructing just to leave after 3 years. Saying this as an immigrant who lived under full on military, and pseudo-autocratic democratic rulers.
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a non critical void space, provides a red herring for penetrating munitions, before they hit actual bunker structure.
germany was doing this with uboat gantries, and munitions factories back in the 40's