The Raven Rock Mountain Complex: The Pennsylvania Bunker for US Officials

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[@mustafaemad3614]

Please make a video about Bar Lev Line, costing around $300 million in 1973.

[@je4894]

Hey Simon, could we get a Geographics on Western Sahara?

[@SabbirImon]

Make a video about recent solarwinds attack of us government (hack)

[@bencarley6896]

I reckon they don't have nukes there. If it's to keep all the bigwigs safe, adding a few silos or even storing them seems like a poor idea. Nukes add danger just by being there if something goes wrong, and if enemies think they were active silos they'd target it even harder than before... Plus the added staff to manage the nukes and the space to store them seems counter productive, especially nowadays.

[@williampotts4404]

THANK YOU

[@cebi3939]

I heard that it is a good place for an Enclave of the government to set up shop...

[@EternalAnglo]

“The Brotherhood would like to know your location”

[@paxamericania5923]

Almost heavenly West Virginia

[@phillipdavis3053]

A settlement needs help....

[@theluftwaffle1]

WHERES YOUR POWERARMOUR MORON?!?

[@djones1391]

We'll see the Fall Out of that

[@KeyboardWarrior101st]

Since this one was unclassified, it just makes me wonder where the new one is.

[@EDVenturesFL]

Maybe it’s reverse physiology lol and they use this one

[@ilarious5729]

In yo mama

[@ilarious5729]

I'm sorry. Happy holidays 🎁

[@GeorgiaOverdrive]

Eddy P what the hell is reverse physiology? Surely, you mean psychology.

[@seymourbutts9085]

It's in a mountain.Somewhere.

[@codym348]

I worked there as an outside contractor once. It's not that the whole thing's a big secret, the trouble is finding someone to ask who actually has the answers. I had to get clearances to go there, but the only restrictions we really had were: 1. Don't go exploring, 2. Don't take pictures, and 3. If you see anybody you recognize, keep it to yourself. Obviously we didn't get a tour or anything, but our escort shared all kinds of fun facts about the place. We definitely weren't "need to know" people, and if the logistics and such were really that confidential they wouldn't have given us the trivia session. Still pretty neat though, and WAY bigger than you think it is. Those tunnels are massive.

[@jimkunkle2669]

I live about 8 miles away. I'm often surprised by how many locals just don't know it is there. Nobody talks about it.

[@Killacam1992]

Compartmentalization is one of the most optimal ways to maintain OPSEC.

[@YOU_CANT_BE_THAT_STUPID]

And they had a large expansion in 2021 that continues till 2027...

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

specially since there used to be little blue signs all the way from Ft Ritchie that said; "To Site R".@@jimkunkle2669

[@kettelbe]

​@@Killacam1992just mean there are other real bunkers lol

[@butcher5283]

The Greenbrier Resort near Lewisburg West Virginia has a bunker that is now able to be toured. The site was built for situations just like Raven Rock

[@thomasmoran9114]

There is a major difference between the two. Raven Rock was built to house the DoD back up to the Pentagon. Greenbrier was built to protect Congress and insure a continuity of civilian government.

[@TonyTitleGuy]

I think the feds were paying $50K a month rent to the Greenbrier, maybe 20 years ago. I think they were going to introduce table gambling to West Virginia, there. Not sure.

[@Fallen7Pie]

So remember if you survive the apocalypse weld the doors on this thing shut and cave in the tunnel or the idiots hiding inside will do it again

[@animerlon]

Good plan. 👍

[@ryanroberts1104]

Yep...if they go in here to hide, don't let them back out! The only reason they will come out is to collect taxes...

[@darthXreven]

and they have FEV so def follow this plan.....

[@slevinkolebra]

Fucking right

[@MarineScoutSniper]

You won’t get near it. True Story

[@christopherneelyakagoattmo6078]

Welcome to the watchlist, Simon. It's warm and cozy here.

[@cockatooinsunglasses7492]

Lmao

[@charlesheiser8067]

As a Naval Officer back in the early 90's, I was a Systems Engineer for the National Military Command System and spent a lot at time at Site R. Back then, it was the primary alternate site for the National Military Command Center and the various Service Command Centers to relocate should the Pentagon become unusable. At that time, it was primarily a back-up site that had a skeleton crew keeping the systems operable should the need arise with recurring drills where staff would practice relocation from the Pentagon to ensure a seamless a transition as possible. It is a small town underneath about 1000 ft of solid granite with very thick blast doors because of it's cold war origins. As we are now 30 years later, I would guess the continuity of operations mission is still primary with probably other missions that have been added and evolved since 9/11. We didn't have any alcohol on site back then.

[@MMID303]

I live very close to Site R. The helicopters fly over my house pretty often. My grandfather use to visit "The Rock" back in the mid 60s when stationed at Fort Ritchie Maryland.

[@benellis9866]

There's a great book by Garrett M. Graff, "Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself--While the Rest of Us Die". Came out a couple of years ago.

[@TheStraycat74]

how much more detailed is it that what Simon was able to get on the layout?

[@benellis9866]

@@TheStraycat74 I'm still reading it, but at 500 plus pages, it covers more than just Site R. It also goes into some depth of the history and structure of COG.

[@cincin4515]

They made a 1 hour documentary of it. It's really good. I want to buy the book.

[@BabyCharlotteschannel]

Even Russia has thought of the People living there and built bunkers for The People. This Illegitimate fed govt here in The United States has absolutely no concern for The American People, Period. *Well, their ONLY concern is Violating The Constitution and OUR God given Constitutionally protected Rights as they steal everything We have ever worked for and everything We ever WILL work for..

[@dmacarthur5356]

@@TheStraycat74 Doesn't go in to details on the layout but it's pretty extensive on the general capabilities and goes in to the COG role. The book had a lot more information than I thought it would.

[@andljoy]

And everyone who works there is called Garry.

[@dalastjedi1768]

they call us bob's

[@theluftwaffle1]

Gary? Gaary! Haha Gary!

[@Russo-Delenda-Est]

Garrrrrry! Gary?

[@____________838]

Gary?

[@DoctorProph3t]

Haha, Gary!

[@ciaranoneill253]

Best narrator on KZbin...... Simon rocks

[@christiphermatthews1261]

Wow I never would have thought anybody would make a video about raven rock let alone you. I go into the tunnels once a week for work. Your information is pretty accurate

[@logicaredux5205]

Is it true there is a tunnel connecting Site R with Camp David, or is that classified?

[@timothymcvey5998]

@@logicaredux5205 Unfortunately that is a myth. In '93 I saw a butter bar standing watch at the upper reservoir with a life vest on, and he was shining a flashlight over the water occasionally. I asked the Intel Chief what he was doing, and he told me that "he was on sub watch". We all had a good laugh and kept walking up to the gym. We heard all of the rumors, nuclear weapons, tunnel to Shangri La, and sub tunnel to Washington. The only rumor that is true, is the explosion on the mountain in '89 and that was simply a plugged chimney letting go in a big way.

[@logicaredux5205]

@@timothymcvey5998 Thank you! I live in nearby Gettysburg and have often been curious about some of the rumors.

[@Pearagon10]

"Nothing worse than having your videos interrupted by ads" says Simon during an ad interrupting the video.... we still love you though. EDIT: To be clear I'm not complaining at all, I just found it ironic.

[@dertythegrower]

Yes, i found that comically ironic

[@seymourbutts9085]

every ad I click thumbs down every freaking one

[@kokomo9764]

Irony is a bitch.

[@888johnmac]

lol , Simon even said that with a smirk

[@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou]

To be fair, he was referring to a "paid" streaming service. Paying for the opportunity to view paid advertisement at regular intervals is bogus and never should have been tolerated! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5fMl353jd6lj5o

[@jfiery]

I have an old teletype machine in my basement from Site R. My grandfather worked for Western Union and removed it in the 1970s when they switched to computers.

[@jfiery]

@@racervortex he retired in 1977 so likely missed you by a few years.

[@MusicalJeanAz]

I worked there in 1969 - 70 during my time in the army. Had to transition from teletype to computers. Found that a bit annoying as I knew the teletype so we'll. Great experience however.

[@jfiery]

@@MusicalJeanAz well he probably ran into you once or twice. His name was Bud.

[@Hasir1986]

Is it a TT - 76?

[@anarchyantz1564]

Simon: What happens when your enemy disappears overnight? Murica: Create new ones, both real and fake.

[@TonyTitleGuy]

Join the democratic party. They never run out of demons to hate.

[@darelshatzer9679]

We live nearby this site. Last week an armed gunship with rockets was dispatched to site R and they have been doing an EXTREMELY large amount of digging out of the mountain lately. They have almost another mountain built with the material ms they have dug out. The last few months has been interesting with hauling of materials from under the mountain. Dated: 19 Jan 2021

[@vice.nor.virtue]

Well this this should definitely have a lot more likes and comments on it. God I would love to know what's going on down there.

[@skillshappen87]

Any updates on this construction?

[@jimkunkle2669]

@@skillshappen87 there was a news article recently that a local contractor was granted a $100M contract to expand the facility. That's about all that was in the article.

[@xxgrimriverxx9845]

John Henry Eden of the Enclave approves this video.

[@gavinisdie]

Also John Henry Eden *Allows an overly Innocent 19 Year old to Convince him to Commit Suicide*

[@docwhiskey996]

@@gavinisdie one of the great and hilarious moments in video game history

[@edsamuels7096]

My father use to work at site r during the 70's through the late 90's. He and his friends use to call it the tunnel

[@Blunderbuss09]

I would LOVE a video on Mt. Weather! I don't know why, seeing as I'm non-American, but the mystique of the US federal relocation arc is fascinating to me. Maybe also the Greenbrier resort and the bunker they built underneath it?

[@nonegativedays]

I live in Carroll Valley Pennsylvania and every time I step out of my house on the right side is the sight R mountain complex in the Mountain. it’s got the antenna sticking out of the top and I get helicopters passing over my house probably twice a day also I have a manhole in my backyard and sometimes somebody comes to check on it and we believe it’s for one of the underground tunnels

[@TheMalkavianmadman]

I get the feeling the Simon Clone that does Business Blaze is slowly corrupting the other channel clones...

[@psyclepath1964]

ME TOO! I'm also beginning to theorize that Simon has multiple personality disorder, and Danny and Sam are 2 of his other personalities. He (allegedly) has a Tyler Durden/Fight Club thing going on. 🤣😂😅🤟😊🤙😎

[@zachaliles]

I think business blaze Simon is the only real one. He made all the other clones in a cocaine fueled week long bender locked in a room with a child's chemistry set.

[@marienbad2]

Wayoun 6 lol

[@nem447]

to many clones, who is the original Simon?

[@schimmelnewkirk]

Pete Smith. excellent

[@pyr0marc]

Of course we need a video on the mount weather complex!!!

[@tomclaussen9661]

I worked the Continuity of Government program from 1980 to 1985. Made many trips to Site-R, Mt Weather and the E-4B at Offut AFB and Andrew’s AFB. The one thing I’ll say about Site-R is it had really good food. The walk in from the entrance was a pain though. Chasing communication cables thru the tunnels and crawl ways was definitely an adventure as well. Same could be said for Mt Weather, though that facility in the 80’s was quite a bit smaller than Site-R.

[@a4realbrotha50]

From 2003-06, I actually worked at RRMC I was a civilian photographer, covered the events, award ceremonies and VIP visits and my coworker was the one that designed that logo. I worked with Ki Company, LLC and have a piece of the "rock" once I left the job too. It was a fun place to work, no UFO's or anything like that just a big ole building in a mountain w/ folks doing they jobs.

[@PackthatcameBack]

President John Henry Eden wants to know your location. _Cue patriotic music_

[@darthXreven]

and cue a touching story about his youth......which he never had since he's a frakkin toaster..... 😈

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

Watch out for the deathclaws.

[@nicholas123441]

You should totally do one on the Mt. Weather emergency operations center. I live in Virginia and have passed by it many times on my way to this mountain overlook on the same road. I have always wondered what goes on there. The first time I passed by it I saw the fences that said US government property and was like huh, then I saw the FEMA logo and the guard station and thought damn that's odd why is this here. Would be cool to find out more about it from you. Love your videos man.

[@photodave219]

An old friend from high school lives on the back side of Mount Weather.

[@tstaff5524]

I agree, you should do one on Mt. Weather. Given that I've been there a couple of times to attend training when I was employeed by FEMA and I still know several people who are employeed there. It will be interesting to see what you can find out about this place and how closely it matches to what I know of the facility.

[@bigsur175]

I know the place got a radar dome there?

[@jyoung2393]

It's talked about in the book "Behold the Pale Horse". Don't know what if any truth lies therein

[@bigpun7916]

Real top secret places ...you wouldn't even suspect , no "TOP SECRET" base would have a sign that says Warning government property , that's a dead give away . A bit to obvious . The entrance would be the basement of Taco bell or a MacDonald's or a bread factory ...or DENVER AIRPORT .

[@the38super911]

Was dating someone who lived on the west side of Gettysburg, when 9/11 happened and for weeks, there were F-16's buzzing around Raven Rock.

[@BobDaugherty-oo1zj]

Thank you for doing an episode on this facility. As someone who was stationed at Ft. Ritchie, MD in 1986-87 I never really knew much about site R other than it was manned by the soldiers of Support company, a joint military unit stationed on Ft. Ritchie

[@rowdyyates3801]

How about the Greenbrier Hotel-Bunker? House all of Congress and their staff..1100 people. Sulphur Springs, West Va. NIce show, btw...thanks.

[@sandybarnes887]

He did it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKbHXoR3jpiJrbc

[@anarchyantz1564]

The Whitespring has already been done.

[@Jaysin412]

Take me hoooome, country roooad.....

[@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf]

@@Jaysin412 to the place I belooong.....

[@minirambler4042]

@@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf WEST VIRGINIA

[@HersonBagay]

They have a pretty nice fitness center. The dining hall is so-so, and "steak" is a term wildly used to describe anything from a charred beef to something of questionable origin.

[@themotherfdude8891]

Yea i brought my own food

[@williamskidmore3671]

Racket ball court should've been considered a green house - moss grew on its walls due to humidity. Probably got rid of the IBM mainframes in the '90s!

[@stephencobaugh9625]

I have an amusing story to add to this subject. I hike on the Appalachian Trail a lot in Pennsylvania and it passes nearby Raven Rock. I used to know two people who worked at RRMC in the 1980s. Because it was constructed during the Truman Administration, the locals in the town of Waynesboro used to call it "Harry's Hole." Site R is the worst kept secret in Pennsylvania and a lot of people have heard of it. About 20 years ago, WGAL TV 8 in Lancaster was announcing winter closings and delays due to a snowstorm. Whether accidental or not, they broadcast that workers on a particular shift at Site R didn't have to report for duty due to heavy snow. So much for being a "secret site."

[@FootballRhodes]

Me and Friend stumbled onto this place once when on a hobby train run up to Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. in mountains. Very ominous and strange. All the gates were open, but warning dings everywhere. We stopped by a house located outside the complex and spoke to a guy mowing his lawn. He told us if we hit within 29 feet if the fence armed marines would show up Out of nowhere 😱

[@codym348]

The gates at the public road typically stay open. If you went through them you'd come to the guard post and be turned around. This is what's shown in the still at 5:30. The yellow paint on the road is where there are steel barricades a few feet thick. And it'd be the Capitol Police coming to visit if you got too curious about the fence, the marines don't hang out there.

[@KennethDAstonJr]

Stop lyin lol

[@renegaderader7573]

The entrance to site R and site C is on rt16 in PA. About 3-5 miles down from rt116 & rt16 out side of Fairfield pa . I use to pick up the garbage here .. very hard to get clearance. And you have to be escorted by armed guard sitting in your truck with a fully load full auto assault rifle.. they tell you no sharp turns or anything they shoot first talk later ...

[@eightbitbliss]

Three guard shacks, bus ride into the mountain. Escorts with you the whole time. Cafeteria with tvs showing the outside word instead of windows. Coolest place I've been

[@richardcranium3417]

You sure they weren’t fully semiautomatic?

[@renegaderader7573]

@@richardcranium3417 no but really did not want to find out lol

[@Brotherx33]

I worked as an EMT at the RRMC in the early 2010’s

[@danajorgensen8943]

If you want to cover "Impenetrable US nuclear bunker #4", then what you want to research is "The Notch" under Bare Mountain in Hadley, MA. My father was stationed there somewhere near the end of its service life.

[@ThomasStanUnidentified]

I worked there in 92 when stationed at Ft Ritchie..We had a blast working at RavenRock!!

[@sjTHEfirst]

A great book series which includes Raven Rock is the “One Second After” book series. Raven Rock features in the third book.

[@noahsiddall1450]

The Mount Weather Complex is very cool. Minus a sign or two on the road, you don't even know you're there until you're on top of it (literally).

[@omgpotatos9226]

There’s a bunker under one of the national parks around my area, don’t know if it’s an ICBM silo or an underground lair. but my parents, one night while doing news papers, would see military trucks from Fresno in a pack of like 20-30 trucks, and they would haul all those trucks full of dirt back down to Fresno. And one of these nights, they were bringing up huge concrete cylinders up to the national park, still in 20-30 truck convoys. Also have heard a rumor that there’s an ICBM/ICBM protection system underneath the actual road of Shields Avenue in Fresno.

[@chadhapps4805]

I’ve been in raven rock when I used to work at the pentagon, I would prefer being at ground zero In the event of nuclear war than to live in the rock long enough for the fallout to subside. Hot racking in bunk beds stacked four high for starters is enough to make me say f’ that. Two weeks underground with no sun and miserable people made me realize instant vaporization would be preferable.

[@your_royal_highness]

You needn’t have worried. The minute you popped the door you’d dead from radiation or at best slowly starve once the food stock was depleted

[@adrianscorch]

Only two weeks. Boot camp is worse.

[@zombieshoot4318]

I don't think you have to worry about Raven Rock escaping destruction. I'm willing to bet the Russians had one or more nukes set to ground burst and dig up the complex most assuredly resulting in a quick death for everyone inside.

[@masamune2984]

@@zombieshoot4318 This comment has aged TERRIBLY, given Russia can’t seem to build a toaster that works correctly, let alone a mega-bunker-buster bomb 🤦🏻 🙄

[@zombieshoot4318]

@@masamune2984 you’re stupid if you think Russian ICBM aren’t capable of wrecking America.

[@Jsh0w]

Hey Simon and crew, it’s me again. Just a friendly reminder to consider the GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM, and other variants. I’d love to know about it’s origins and the colossal undertaking of launching hundreds of geosynchronous satellites into orbit, and the precision time keeping needed to keep everything from going belly up. Thank you guys. You run a terrific channel. Merry Christmas!

[@stargazer7644]

There are only 31 operational satellites currently in orbit for GPS (out of 75 that have been launched over the 45 years of the project) , and none are geosynchronous.

[@hunterhalo2]

​@stargazer7644 When I was a kid our rudimentary Garmin had a page that would show you sats it was communicating with, they absolutely moved and changed. GPS is a wild technology.

[@hardcore476]

Who he remembers blowing up John Henry Eden

[@keenfire8151]

I used to be a CQB instructor that trained the US Marines who guard our nukes. A few times a year we would have to go to random storage spots where the Marines were at to train them there after they graduated the course. The coolest thing about going to these sites is seeing all the cold war relics still hanging around or still in use today.

[@lanceblinent7909]

I don't believe your post. To my knowledge Marines guard embassies and consulates around the world. Nuclear silos are guarded by air force personnel. " A few times a year we would have to go to random storage spots where the Marines were at to train them there after they graduated the course." That's laughable. Where did you get that from; Soldier of Fortune magazine?

[@keenfire8151]

@@lanceblinent7909 Kings Bay, Georgia and Bremerton, WA are the two main locations. Training is done at Chesapeake, VA on Northwest Naval Base. Its not a secret. You just have to be in the right branch of the armed services to know the job exists. "Where did you get that from, Soldier of Fortune magazine?" Nope. Just my experience as a Marine. 8154 is the mos if you are researching it... Got anything else for me?

[@entox.]

@@lanceblinent7909 Nuclear Silos fall under DoD jurisdiction which includes the Marine Corps.

[@jimkunkle2669]

@@lanceblinent7909 In Navy installations, nukes are guarded by US Marines.

[@tommytortuga3073]

@@keenfire8151 you’re CORRECT in your descriptions. As a topside sailor once walking the dry docks near the sub areas of the dry docks at PSNS Bremerton I DO recall seeing Gators in hydraulically lifted guard towers. USUALLY when they had the subs cut up to the point an operation seemed to be going on that REQUIRED Marines to be on said towers near the sub docks. Wonder if you were a DOD civilian with prior enlisted credentials. These folks WERE definitely crawling around. Pshh I was Security Force and even we used to still have DOD police at our ports. So yeah…your shit passes muster. Cheers.

[@blakhorizon915]

I live near that, its pretty neat. Homeland security patrols the local area and if you go to the right places you can see literal doors on the side of the freakin mountains with hummers parked outside. It's a hell of alot bigger than people think. There are tunnels that run miles off into nearby towns, hidden in the forests, and they are also watched by cameras and daily patrols to be sure the cameras are seeing what's actually there.

[@chadimirputin2282]

I'm so glad that governments have thought of themselves and will survive a nuclear war while myself and the family are vaporized, very thoughtful.

[@thejudgmentalcat]

Along with getting the COVID-19 vaccine first, cuz...

[@nicholask7347]

Trick them in. Sneak outside. Weld all access points shut.

[@ilarious5729]

Build your own damn bunker, if Ned Flanders could do it so can you!

[@alexander1485]

You dont want the covid 19 vaccine first, you want it 10 so you have less symptoms

[@chadimirputin2282]

@@ilarious5729 I tried, but the downstairs neighbour wasn't amused when I made a big hole in his kitchen ceiling. 🙁

[@casinodelonge]

Here in Ireland, our version is a portacabin near Athlone.

[@mpguy80]

I was stationed here for 2 years and I can tell you for a fact that there is no bar, the berthing areas smell like a locker room that has never been cleaned and was the worst assignment I ever had.

[@vice.nor.virtue]

Finally, I've been scrolling for 20 minutes for someone that was stationed there and can tell what it was like as an experience. Yeah, I'm suddenly glad i'm not missing out on anything.

[@matthew.datcher]

Thank you for covering a megaproject of local interest plus has a family connection to me. Too bad my grandfather isn't around anymore because he was around for the construction of Site R and then spent his retirement living in the town in its shadow. I was still living in town after 9/11, so I remember the convoys of new personnel heading into Site R.

[@acepilot1]

That “declaration of taking” is known as Eminent Domain

[@SwissMarksman]

read it was Eminem Domain

[@acepilot1]

@@SwissMarksman lol I had to reread my own comment slowly to make sure I didn’t type that out in the first place, his new album is on my mind

[@SwissMarksman]

@@acepilot1 Well sorry if I took that show, sorry if I took forever. ;-

[@richardcranium3417]

Eminent steal

[@acepilot1]

@@richardcranium3417 not theft as they are required to pay you your lands full value, and the little fact that the entirety of the US is technically government land

[@eedobee]

Merry Christmas everyone 🎄

[@MakeshiftMartyr]

I live 30 mins from it and grew up by dc on the md side. Even as a kid in the 1980/90s we knew of the secret city in the mountain. A very nice Pennsylvania view point called high rock is on the back side of site R, Beautiful place.

[@MakeshiftMartyr]

There were rumors of the “shadow government” being headquartered there as well.

[@RobertJames-sz1cy]

I was stationed in the underground pentagon in 1975. I is an amazing underground city totally independent of outside world. inside are accomodations for the president and his family as well as all military leaders needed to run the military if necessary in war. it can replace the pentagon if it were to be destroyed. for those on staff there, quarters, mess hall, gym, etc. of course all the computers and communications equipment needed to run the military are there as well as a war room for all those in charge just like in the pentagon. when I worked there, we lived in nearby ft. ritchie and we shared duties with civilian workers who lived all around the area.

[@tokyosmash]

Buddy of mine used to work there. Said it wasn’t half bad.

[@counterfit5]

It was all bad! Dooooh hohohohohoho

[@DoctorProph3t]

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for nuclear winter.

[@psyclepath1964]

I used to live in Victorville, not far from Mojave Riverbed. I used to wish for SoCal to have a huge earthquake and destroy everything west of the San Andreas fault. 🤣😂😅😆🤟😎🤙😊

[@darthXreven]

I used to be a Desert ranger like you....then I took a bullet in the head.....

[@DoctorProph3t]

@@psyclepath1964 tell a therapist.

[@johnosborne5993]

Please do a video on The Greenbrier Resort. It has an amazing history including having a bunker that was at one time the location our government would have been protected in during a nuclear war.

[@forgettingweapons3349]

So about 2 years ago I made a Saturday delivery as a favor to the dispatcher. If I remember right, the address was something Harbaugh Rd. Blue Ridge Summit PA. So I'm merrily driving down a little country road in the mountains, when suddenly I start seeing razor wire in the woods beside me. Turns out it's this place, and the road I was on went by the entrance gate, while the job itself was on the south slope of this mountain.

[@DrHazard1206]

Wait. Raven Rock is a real place and not a random Fallout 3 location?!

[@jsteezus]

Yup

[@CanadianB.O.W]

I really hope you're joking lol

[@finlaymcdiarmid5832]

Why did they move it? couldve just called it something else

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

It is not a random location in Fallout 3.

[@7TonyMontana7]

Most of the locations in Bethesda's Fallout games are based on real locations. (Obviously not the Vaults and such, but many other).

[@dabarq2306]

John Henry Eden is watching....and waiting for the enclave to RISE AGAIN!!!

[@mooniejohnson]

Bloody beat me to it!

[@TheStraycat74]

Three Dog has something to say about this... just sayin

[@Viper-dn8ix]

Hey Simon! You should do a video on Denver International Airport. It's the largest airport in the world (King Fahd doesn't count...), fifth busiest in the USA, and the 15th busiest in the WORLD!) The airport has its share of conspiracy theories, gorgeous architecture, and plenty of budget overruns! It's truly a spectacular place that is deserving of a mega projects video. Also: Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas Eve/Day (depending on where you are and when you're reading this)!

[@georgejones3526]

"What happens when your mortal enemy just disappears overnight?" Simple. You start a new war. And another. And another. And another.

[@chadeckert1512]

Many years ago I was on a motorcycle ride on top at High Rock. There was another winding road that went further up the hill and we rode up and at the top there where camo dudes that came out with M16 guns and turned us around. They were guarding a radio tower on top I believe this was part of Raven Rock communication towers

[@uncluckable6535]

A drinking game where you drink every time Simon says 'Cold War'

[@noahsiddall1450]

No thanks. I like my liver.

[@danebelling9526]

For Russian mode. Drink every time Simon shortens a name to its initials

[@bobquinn314]

Please look into Mt Weather. I number of years ago I attended a one week long, FEMA earthquake disaster response exercise there. There was the above ground FEMA facilities, dorms, cafeteria, bar, etc. and on the other side of the mountain, a very secure underground area that we were not allowed to even get close to, it was very heavily guarded. The site was not known to the public until a TWA 727 crashed into the side of the mountain on Dec 1st, 1974. The news crews responding to the crash accidentally discovered this fenced-in secure facility. At the time we were there the (Vice?) President's helicopter landed there every day, sat on the ground for a few minutes and then flew off again. We were told that this was so if the Vice-President actually needed to be moved there because of an national emergency, the helicopter arriving would not cause any undue alarm, since it happened every day.

[@cynthiaweathers6979]

In Clarke County, Va., We have FEMA and Mount Weather and a secret military installation inside the mountain where Raven's Rock is. So I'm not sure about that in Pennsylvania. Also in Virginia down in Culpeper County, there is another secret installation deep into a mountain. Then Camp David is in Maryland.

[@isabellaereshki]

i'm from pennsylvania and i've never heard of this place before. normally you only hear about cheyenne mountain/norad in utah i think it is can't remember somewhere out west in the rockies, and the greenbriar hotel complex where they built an entire new wing of the resort/hotel and extra golf courses or something to disguise the construction and then it got blown open by some reporter in the early 90s nosing around while it was still an active facility so they had to replace it with a different location and alot of people were pissed and there was talk i think at the time of executing the reporter for treason, people were really ticked off. yet i've never heard of raven rock ever being mentioned. this should be an interesting video.

[@isabellaereshki]

hmm, never heard of this mt weather place either. definitely interesting video.

[@vice.nor.virtue]

The Washington Post seems to like blowing open US government secrets. There was a time i think in the 80s where they published stolen material from an FBI office that _really_ made the FBI look like a sneaky bunch of A-holes. There's a few tiers of state secrets that I think do need to be leaked from time to time. Any government holding too much power makes me nervous.

[@GeorgiaOverdrive]

Fun fact: during the Cold War, Germany had billions of dollars worth of replacement currency stored at a secret location. That would be a great topic for another channel of yours.

[@theluftwaffle1]

What’s the point of billions of dollars when the majority of the population who would use it is dead or dying?

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:20 - Chapter 1 - Continuity of government 3:50 - Chapter 2 - Construction 6:45 - Mid roll ads 8:25 - Chapter 3 - The evolution of the RRMC 10:35 - Chapter 4 - The end of the cold war 11:50 - Chapter 5 - 9/11 12:40 - Chapter 6 - Inside the RRMC 14:30 - Chapter 7 - The secret that isn't a secret - Chapter 8 -

[@nickd.4512]

I dont know why this just popped up for me now. I used to live 6 miles from there growing up. My dad worked at fort ritchie in cascade maryland which was a supply base for site r and the radio comms at site c. The base was closed and he was transferrd to site r where he worked until he passed from a heart attack. Theres also remote pump stations for water a few miles away, rite next door to my house. Used to always see mp's patrolling 24/7 around everything related to site r. They all knew my dad and where we lived since he was the head civilian in charge of radio comms for them.

[@lancewallace3680]

Would love to see you do episodes on Mt Weather, including the FEMA classes that used to be held there, and also Greenbriar in West Virginia.

[@jonathanwelter]

Merry Christmas and yes, Mount Weather would be a good video.

[@imouse3246]

Yes. I always like videos that lift the vale of government secrecy.

[@s1a9m9b0]

This is surrounded by communities and crazy stories that surround this place. I work with a guy that was a contractor there and is quite proud of it.

[@milk-it]

Glad you did the research and read my mind!

[@jameshammett2120]

Most annoying thing to live next to i know from experience

[@bronsonstrange3827]

I had actually never head of the Raven Rock Complex before this video, despite being in the US Air Force. Thanks for the video! Also, please, please, PLEASE do a video on the CH-53 Super Stallion (and possibly the development of its variants, since each one is so different)!

[@markosolo]

I'm English and I have heard of Raven Rock, have done for years. Mind you, I learnt about it from playing Fallout 3.

[@TheDoctor1225]

@@markosolo LOL I'm glad I'm not the only one. When I saw the title of this video, I said "Holy cow! That's a real place?" I honestly had never run across the fact that this was real prior to seeing this video, which is amazing.

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

I have worked at Mount Weather previously. Very cool place. Love to see more like this Simon!

[@vice.nor.virtue]

Please tell us more!

[@Nobody13325]

I was part of a unit at a small base in Maryland. We were support for Site R/Raven Rock. It is a pretty awesome place!

[@LtColShingSides]

How about a video on Amazon or Walmart's logistic networks. Not sure if that's mega enough, maybe a side project

[@parasinthephilippines]

I used to look after the Benefits Agency's in the London Area. Where they were attached to a court or Town Hall there was always a nuclear shelter beneath. This complies with continuation of government policy. We might all be dead but the courts can judge on who was to blame.

[@chrisclark4112]

Their pals in government would be a great start.

[@DalePalmer]

Funny how just 3 years ago when this video was made the idea of nuclear war seemed like distant history, and now it's brought up frequently as a possibility

[@JoeyCarb]

The road that the Mount Weather complex is on is an awesome driving road. I take my motorcycle up there all the time and always just thought it was a national weather service facility.

[@whattowatchrightnow]

So, just for the record, I drove by a road called "Raven Rocks" three days ago. I said out loud "Raven Rocks?" (my cell phone was near me) and today your video appears as a KZbin suggestion. Coincident?

[@davagain]

I think not.

[@brianjacobson7571]

There is no such thing

[@stebro2738]

@Driver55 24x7!!

[@vice.nor.virtue]

magic.

[@davidneel8327]

Maybe not a megaproject or even a side project try to do a video on the Red Hill Oil/Fuel storage facility in Hawaii not far from Peral Harbor. It was supposedly finished just before the attack.

[@ephennell4ever]

May I bring to your attention two things: Operation High Point & Operation Low Point Brad Meltzer's latest book uses a lot of information about these two operations in order to create a fact-based background/setting for his book. But the interesting and salient part is that the government set up a dozen (or more?) mega-warehouses (apparently 5× the size of a CostCo location!), each one being a huge store-house for pretty much anything that might be needed in case of TEOTWAWKI. Medical supplies, long-term food storage, basic industrial supplies, maybe even weapons & ammunition ... just about everything! But these aren't military bunkers/store-houses, but rather are intended as 'deep back-up' for the civilian/commercial sectors, again, in case of TEOTWAWKI. Brad is very open about what he found out, and even his visits/tours. Perhaps a collaboration with him would be a good idea, as he apparently already has contacts inside the system! I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd love to see whatever you could put together about these places! *Go For It!*

[@charlymulligan4745]

I commute from Hagerstown md to Gettysburg pa everyday for work and drive right by this every day. Pretty cool!

[@DennyT123]

The "Taking Clause" is part of the Constitution in the Fifth Amendment where the government can seize land and pay the owner compensation. I don't know if Simon is aware of that.

[@vice.nor.virtue]

Eminant Domain: Ha haaa!! Hello peasent. I'm taking your land for public infrastructure projects! Taking Clause: Hold my ICBM.

[@kabo0se_goes_kaboom935]

I actually grew up right outside of this base my great grandfather actually poured concrete for site r. There’s another base right beside it called site c and a now defunct base called fort Ritchie. That housed the famous Ritchie boys from ww2 the area is surrounded by history from Gettysburg about 10 miles away to fort Ritchie. I’d love to see you do a video on the Ritchie boys that would be awesome they were mainly Jewish refugees. My dad worked there as a Mp around 2003 with the North Carolina National guard.

[@lindawilkins6075]

My husband spent a week locked in there back in 1982 after Reagan became president. He also worked for 7 years on the COG program.

[@RougeSprat]

It’s so secret/not secret that when there are snow delays they mention it on the local news. “Site-R is on a reduced schedule”. Living close to it we always assumed if there was a war we’d be the first to go. Also it holds the extra Stargate.

[@MetalMilitia83]

As someone who lives 15 minutes from mount weather, it’d be cool to watch you do a video on it

[@canaan5337]

The Cheyenne Mountain Complex has the Stargate it would be hard to top that.

[@christopherneelyakagoattmo6078]

Raven Rock has the Portal du Gauss. Haven't heard of that, have you?

[@SMunro]

And Mount Weather is full of Art.

[@SethMcConaughey]

My one friend has been there! He said funny enough that they have a gift shop and he bought a hat that had the logo.

[@sayswho3606]

Another great channel to watch!

[@SkylerB17]

i literally live like, 20 minutes from this place. ive known of it my whole life. its always been THAT place for the locals. as in, the place everyone knows about but knows nothing about.

[@Drkwolf31B]

That was always part of the plan, locals would call if they saw anything unusual because unusual is very obvious near Blue Ridge Summit.

[@roz1]

Came here after the battlefield secret message

[@keetronatt7965]

Same

[@sethtaylor5938]

I was stationed there in 1971. That's it. Classified. Can say no more.

[@namrats66]

Visited this complex in 1976 courtesy of sibling assigned on military duty there. I was still on active duty and my security clearance was verified in advance before access was approved.

[@patrickkelly8095]

Simon is obviously not aware that John Connor, uses these types of bunkers to to save humanity and fight the machines.

[@newcomerjason7791]

Simon is a fabulous storyteller. He is like a college professor. Love these videos

[@mho...]

Only difference, is that a Professor actually remembers the stuff he talks about!

[@bobfitzpatrick8952]

My late parents met and were married there. Thanks for covering this.