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SILO FOR SALE

A few years back, I wrote about a tiny group of real estate agents who specialize in selling underground, Cold War-era missile bases.

Now, it looks like another one of these complexes -- a Titan I base -- is up for sale on eBay. For just a touch under $4 million, you can buy three 155-foot-deep silos, a pair of giant domes, and the adjacent control buildings -- all "built to withstand a 1 MEGATON blast within 3,000 feet and survive!" The 57 acre-complex in central Washington boasts, according to the eBay post, a "360 degree view. Few Neighbors. Private, secluded location."

Possible Uses: Ultra Secure, Ultra Private, Personal/Corporate Retreat
World Class Winery - Plant Vineyard above, Store Vintage below
Backup Data, or other long term storage
Year Round Youth Camp or Boarding School
1 silo could be a 155' Rock Climbing Wall
1 silo could be a 100' deep SCUBA Training Pool (Thanks to John for the tip)

THERE'S MORE: The missile complex has been for sale for a while, it seems. Back in March, Slashdot picked up on the Titan auction, Defense Tech reader JB notes. Back in 1999, Bari Hotchkiss bought the place, hoping to build "The Most Awesome Camp on Earth." I guess getting kids to play in nuclear silos didn't work out quite as planned.