Denmark has opened its nuclear bunker located in the Rold Forest, but thankfully only to international tourists. This underground shelter dates back to the period of the Cold War and was built approximately between 1963 and 1968, at the insistence of NATO.
The bunker called “Reagan Vest” was built to house the Danish government in the event of an armed nuclear conflict.
As the director of this museum, Lars Christian Norbach, explained, the bunker, which is located almost 400 kilometers from Copenhagen and 60 meters underground under a hill, was supposed to be the “last bastion” of democracy in Denmark. At that time, in the event of a nuclear disaster, the survival of the Danish government was essential to the country’s sovereignty, which is why such a bunker was built in which, it was explained, the Danish government would hide.
However, the shelter was never used, so in 2003 it was closed, and in 2012, the secrecy mark was removed from the location where it is located. Visitors, it is said, will be able to walk through long and arched corridors to see the monarch’s master bedroom, a cafe, a government conference room and 1960s-style decor.