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| Armed stand-off at nuclear bunker |
| 2004-06-08 |
| Armed police have been deployed to a stand-off at a former underground nuclear command bunker in Fife. A man has shut himself in the bunker, which now operates as a museum, after gaining access at about 0130 BST. Police do not know if the man is armed or not, but the museum has a wide range of weapons in its displays - including imitation firearms and knives. So little that’s actually dangerous then. Firearms officers are at the scene but have been unable to trace the man because of the complicated layout of the building, which provides plenty of hiding places. They are being backed up by trained negotiators. "Go ahead - I’ll cover you!" "With what?!" "Praise and reassurance." Chief Superintendent Alan Maich said: "The man broke into the premises and set off the alarm. "At this time his intentions are unclear. Due to the complex layout of the structure and the fact that he will have access to replica firearms and weapons, caution is being executed." "Through painstaking and tough negotiations on our part, his demands have been reduced from ’kebab and taxi’ down to ’alka seltzer and less noise’." Chief Supt Maich said the officers at the scene were working "extremely hard". "There is a CCTV system that has been of limited value," he added. "The bunker is two floors below ground level and there is no natural light and there are lots of different compartments." "We suspect there may be drunks down there who sobered up decades ago." The former nuclear bunker, which was kept secret for 40 years, is now part of a Cold War museum. There is 24,000 sq ft of accommodation on two levels, accessed by travelling along a 150m tunnel from the farmhouse. The bunker opened in 1952 as a Royal Air Force radar station, but was taken over in the 1960s by the Civil Defence Corps. It was designated as the centre of Scottish government in the event of a nuclear war. |
| Posted by:Bulldog |
| #9 Ahhhh! You've broken the oath, Ship! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-08 7:10:42 PM |
| #8 I have vague recollection of this.... go down to the third level past the main mess to the secondary elevator, it doesn't work but you can slide down the lines to the fourth level the door was already opened shoot the big eye on the left and touch your happy spot. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-08 6:40:15 PM |
| #7 Hmmmm, never realized the Scottish government needed to survive a nuclear war. The Queen's own Royal Kamikazi Highlanders shall forever be a vital component of the United Kingdom's armed response! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-06-08 3:18:27 PM |
| #6 .com: YES! Send in them dawgs! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-06-08 1:13:41 PM |
| #5 Another homeless fellow looking for a place to stay. If they don't get him out quickly, he may take up permanent residence and become the responsiblity of the Government. Once a squatter is in place, they're hard to evict. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-06-08 12:15:24 PM |
| #4 Hmmmm, never realized the Scottish government needed to survive a nuclear war. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2004-06-08 11:09:56 AM |
| #3 What is with the BBC and wildly misleading headlines. Its a museum and there is no indication the man is armed. |
| Posted by: Phil B 2004-06-08 9:57:58 AM |
| #2 They only need to send a K9 Team (The Bulldog?) in! A keen sense of smell and hearing, backed up by an armed team, will make junk of all that hi-tech hardware in about 15 minutes. Geez, how much do these guys pay consultants? This is too easy. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-06-08 9:54:40 AM |
| #1 JDAM? |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-06-08 9:45:29 AM |