UK’s secret nuclear bunker the place Ronald McDonald began three-day siege

A secret nuclear bunker within the UK grew to become notorious for a three-day siege the place part-time soldier Ronald McDonald barricaded himself inside.

McDonald, a paranoid schizophrenic, started his Secret Bunker sit-in again in 2004, with the hideaway in Fife, Scotland, massively broken by the soldier. McDonald had used a stolen JCB excavator to enter the bunker on June 8 of that 12 months.

The Territorial Army alumni armed himself with a deactivated rifle he discovered within the base and located himself negotiating with police, who stormed the constructing two days later when talks broke down.

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McDonald, of no fastened handle, had been asking police for a cigarette earlier than they entered the again of the constructing, which was deemed a “major undertaking” on the time, The Mirror reported.

Edward Russell, the procurator fiscal, instructed a courtroom: ”It grew to become clear to the police that getting into the premises can be a significant enterprise. Over the subsequent three days he was seen at numerous phases within the premises wandering about and eradicating gadgets from partitions.”

The bunker, now a vacationer attraction buried round 135feet within the floor and guarded by a 10-feet-thick concrete shell, is hidden away close to a farmhouse, constructed out of concrete and metal.

McDonald went on to seek out love 4 years on from the incident, having been launched from a psychological hospital. During his time contained in the bunker, he’s believed to have prompted £100,000 in damages.

The bunker’s defences additionally embody one-inch-thick tungsten rods, a brick lining in addition to netting which has been soaked to supply a safe shell. Excavated earth has additionally been positioned excessive of the concrete to behave as one other barrier.

Secret Bunker’s farmhouse may additionally retailer 2,400 gallons of water and although it’s believed the 45,000 tonnes of concrete used to assemble the bunker wouldn’t have survived a direct blast, it’s anticipated to face up to bomb drops over three miles away.

Scotland’s Secret Bunker is now a customer attraction, turning “Scotland’s best kept secret” right into a labyrinth tour, with members of the general public now permitted to view the previous Cold War bunker.

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