I'm just glad the Ruskies didn't start anything because living on Spaghetti-O's for three weeks is not my idea of fun.
Posted on 07/12/2006 8:56:18 AM PDT by Cagey
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hiroyuki Mogi heaves open a thick concrete door to reveal a basement room lined with cans of food and bottles of water along with beds, an air filter and a laptop computer.
Like a growing number of Japanese alarmed by the threat of North Korean missiles, Mogi has made his own arrangements to protect himself and his family in case a nuclear bomb should land on Japan.
The government employee from Hino, western Tokyo, said in an interview he had packed enough food to feed his family of four for 10 days into a nuclear shelter in his basement, which is built to withstand temperatures of 1,500 Celsius (2,700 Fahrenheit).
"Since we have a neighbor like North Korea, we as individuals can't avoid shouldering the cost," said Mogi, 44. "Having a shelter at home gives us peace of mind."
Phones have been ringing constantly at precision machinery manufacturer Oribe-Seiki Co., which markets nuclear shelters like Mogi's, since Pyongyang fired off seven missiles last Wednesday.
North Korea has claimed to have nuclear weapons.
Oribe-Seiki, based in Kobe in western Japan, has fitted 80 private homes with nuclear bunkers since North Korea's 1998 launch of a ballistic missile that flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific.
The deluxe shelter under Mogi's log-cabin-style house cost him more than $100,000, but smaller versions start at $20,000, the company said.
The cool underground space is not sitting empty while Mogi waits for disaster to strike. His 10-year-old daughter says she beds down there when Tokyo's summer heat makes it hard to sleep.
Deja vu? Sigh...reminds of that same scare with Russia back in the 50s or 60s about bunkers in America.
Here's a satellite photo that came from a reliable named source showing an upclose satellite imagery of the North Korean Nodong missile test facility. Also, another link showing upclose photo of Kim Jong Il inspecting one of his rockets!
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2006/07/satellite-imagery-of-north-korean.html
I'm just glad the Ruskies didn't start anything because living on Spaghetti-O's for three weeks is not my idea of fun.
Well, I have one. Put it in in 2002. I went deep earth also. Stays nice and cool down there. Yeah, I live in an area rich with high value targets. I want to make sure it is not just the .gov and cockroaches who survive.
Actually, in a secret bunker somewhere in Honshu, Japanese scientists are at this moment re-awaking Godzilla and target conditioning him on images of Kimmie.
Its not polite to talk about another FR'r without pinging him. Wonder if Kimmie tastes good with ketchup?
Japan may even start on a program of advanced preparations after the worlds model of military and civilian preparedness, Switzerland.
As the U.S. with our great wealth is gaining awareness of self protection, as revealed in new construction codes dealing with tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and the wealthy peoples safe rooms, these type of shelters will hopefully become more common.
"Wonder if Kimmie tastes good with ketchup?"
Better with soy sauce.
Sorry Godzilla. I'll check next time.
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