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quaint

(4,965 posts)
2. Secure bunker underneath the East Wing is how they play it.
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 05:26 PM
Dec 16

The Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC, PEE-ock) is a bunker underneath the East Wing of the White House. It serves as a secure shelter and communications center for the president of the United States and others in case of an emergency. wikipedia

quakerboy

(14,843 posts)
6. I dont love the building the way some do
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 06:22 PM
Dec 16

Changing the whitehouse for ego seems stupid, but presidents dont get where they are by not having ego.

I do care about whatever security risks are being hardwired into what is being built. I see 0 likelihood that foreign agents are not taking this opportunity to physically connect to whatever national systems have or will go through this area.

BidenRocks

(3,183 posts)
9. Like the Russian embassy we had in Moscow
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 08:02 PM
Dec 16

There were bugs embedded in the steel.

Not so nice ballroom ya got there chumpy!

5,4,3,2,1

TygrBright

(21,356 posts)
7. Sadly, this is true - but not in the way they mean it.
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 07:30 PM
Dec 16

In 5-10 years, when key government workers are succumbing to mesothelioma, the lawsuits, and the discovery during the lawsuits, will be a serious national security problem.

prognosticatorially,
Bright

aggiesal

(10,754 posts)
8. Quick question; Was it a National Security matter when they destroyed the building? 🤔 Asking for a friend. n/t
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 07:31 PM
Dec 16
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