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Thankfully, when the threat of war had disappeared, they disabled most of the rockets. Almost all of the nuclear shelters in Tucson were sealed or destroyed in the early 1980s, when the US relations with the USSR were calming down. The shelter in John’s backyard was built in 1961, around the time when the Cuban Missile Crisis happened. It is clearly a historical relic, but John had no idea it would become such big news.
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John was very proud of his new discovery and was pretty sure there were other people like him, so he posted his findings on Reddit and his story soon went viral. Thanks to the popularity of his post, he was able to connect with others in Tucson who had bomb shelters in their properties, as well. His friends suggested he turn the bomb shelter into a cigar bar or a wine cellar, but John had other ideas. He wanted to collect furniture and Cold War memorabilia to give the relic another life.
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