Sweden plans to build more bunkers amid fears of Russian aggression

 STOCKHOLM — Burrowed beneath a small park in Stockholm is a forgotten relic of the past that may help in the future.

The only clue to its existence is a green metal door, 8 feet high by 5 feet wide, hewn into the rock next to a busy, snow-dusted sidewalk.

Heaving it open reveals an airlock that leads to a fully operational nuclear bunker.

Facilities like this are a vital part of Sweden's history — and recent threats from Russia mean they could become important again in the years to come.

"They are meant to be used if the government decides to announce full alert," says Ove Brunnström, the cheerful spokesman for Sweden's Civil Contingencies Agency who recently gave NBC News a rare tour of the subterranean site. "That would be [triggered] if we are close to war or we are under attack."


Source : nbcnews