One of the Kick-ass Guards Taking her Time-off in S. West of U.S.
Posted on 06/29/2010 5:38:16 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Jun 27, 2010 - 17:49
Banking on bunkers in the Swiss Alps
Sheltered deep within the Bernese Oberland, two old military bunkers now serve as maximum security vaults for the use of an international clientele.
Swiss Fort Knox borrows its name from the Kentucky version, which happens to be the home of the United States Bullion Depository.
The focus is on secure data storage in the resort towns of Saanen and Zweisimmen, but it’s safe to say that just about anything could find a well-guarded home in the bedrock.
With men in black fatigues, numerous checkpoints and alarm systems plus blast- and bullet-proof doors – these underground fortresses are equipped to repel everything from natural disasters to terrorist attacks.
Rock solid
Judging by the scruffy-looking exterior, you’d hardly imagine the sophistication of the operations being carried out within Swiss Fort Knox.
Yet just beyond the weather-beaten door carved into the mountainside, a mix of high-tech gadgetry and iron-clad security ensures that nothing gets in – or out – unnoticed.
“Both Swiss Fort Knox I and II are zero-risk facilities,” according to Christoph Oschwald, the CEO of SIAG Secure Infostore, which is a private bank for digital assets.
After years of preparation, SIAG opened the Saanen portion of Swiss Fort Knox in 1996. Ten kilometres away, the Zweisimmen branch followed a few years later.
Swiss Fort Knox is prepared for fires, floods, earthquakes and power outages – not to mention nuclear, biological and chemical attacks.
Its clients are from 30 nations, and some of them make use of the on-site landing strips and customs office.
Others do their business remotely via the Internet, taking advantage of the data backup service offered.
(Excerpt) Read more at swissinfo.ch ...
P!
Never lose your porn again.
We had some visitors from Switzerland who were involved in building such underground facilities in high electrical resistivity rock (some for munition storage). They had noticed hazards from lightning following paths formed by veins of low resistivity materials in the mountains. The lightning current would follow these veins to deep within the earth.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.