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Friday, July 18, 2014

FLOODED OLD NUCLEAR SILO NOW SERVES AS A PLAYGROUND FOR DAREDEVIL DIVERS

At the bottom of the pool is a forest of twisted scrap metal - the remnants of walkways and staircases which used to allow technicians access to the nuclear-tipped Atlas rocket housed in the silo

  • Deserted military site lies below the Texas desert and is known only to a network of thrill-seeking divers.  It is now known as Valhalla, the heaven of Norse mythology. 
  • Originally built in 1963, the 127 foot deep silo was built to house nuclear-tipped Atlas missiles
  • It was abandoned in the late 1960s after which water began seeping in through the launch doors 

  • Read more and see additional pictures
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2697346/Iinside-flooded-missile-silo-playground-divers.html

    Photo - Medavia Co UK - Daily Mail

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