At least seven US billionaires have begun building personal nuclear bunkers in New Zealand over the past two years. The cost of such a luxury anti-nuclear shelter reaches $ 11.5 million. Some shelter owners admit that they have already collected their "emergency suitcase", and at the first sign of the apocalypse, their private jet is ready to take off in the direction of the escape shelter.
At least seven Silicon Valley billionaires are preparing for the apocalypse by building anti-nuclear bunkers in New Zealand. Rising global tensions are forcing successful entrepreneurs to ensure that in case of danger they can leave the United States and be safe somewhere in the distant regions of the planet. Bunkers for the wealthy are being built by the Texas-based company Rising S. Each of these bunkers weighs 150 tons and is located four meters above the ground. The cost of the "improved" model reaches $ 11.5 million.
According to Rising S CEO Harry Lynch, New Zealand is the ideal destination for those looking to ensure they can survive the Apocalypse. “New Zealand is not at enmity with anyone,” he says. “Nobody will aim nuclear missiles there - and no others. In any war, this will be the place where people seek refuge."
Lynch recently dispatched two more 92 sqm bunkers to New Zealand for installation. every. For transportation, they were disassembled into sections and loaded onto 19 heavy-duty trailers. One, arriving in Auckland, was sent to be installed in a rugged area in the north of New Zealand, the other to a secret place on the west coast of the South Island.
Former New Zealand Prime Minister John Key says wealthy Americans increasingly perceive his country as a remote safe haven in the event of a global disaster. “A lot of people have told me that they would like to acquire real estate in New Zealand in case the world goes to hell,” says Key.
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New Zealand's reputation for escape from the Apocalypse has attracted many billionaires, including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, who has bought two villas here, one of which has a "security room." Other American wealthy people from Silicon Valley also see this geographically remote country with stable democracy and rich startup opportunities as a perfect escape in case the planet flares up.
Peter Thiel (pictured) is one of the few tech moguls who openly declared their intention to prepare for a possible worldwide disaster. But, according to rumors, preparation for the Day of Judgment has become a regular topic at business lunches in Silicon Valley. One venture capitalist, who asked not to be named, admitted to having a motorcycle in his garage with a strapped-out "emergency bag" full of firearms. If necessary, he is going to get on a motorcycle to his private jet and fly on it to Nevada, where another plane is waiting for him in the hangar. He has to move him and four other tech moguls to New Zealand.
Peter Thiel and Sam Altman, president of the startup incubator Y Combinator, openly announced back in 2016 that they were ready to travel to New Zealand in the event of a global disaster. True, after that Altman said that it was just a joke, but later admitted that he also had an “emergency suitcase” with weapons, a gas mask, a tent and antibiotics, and that he was really worried about the possibility of biological warfare.
Other wealthy Americans who have bought property in New Zealand include filmmaker James Cameron and billionaire hedge fund manager Julian Robinson. In total, in fiscal 2017 alone, 17 Americans received an Investor Plus visa in New Zealand, requiring them to invest at least $ 10 million in the country over 36 months. In the resort town of Queenstown alone, according to local realtors, over the past two years, 10 wealthy Americans have bought mansions.
Not long ago, New Zealand lawmakers, apparently frightened by such enthusiasm, introduced a series of amendments to the country's laws that deprive many non-resident foreigners of the opportunity to buy property in New Zealand. Experts say that perhaps one of the reasons was the massive desire of Silicon Valley millionaires to acquire housing in this safe land.
However, their aspiration may not be so unreasonable. The famous "Doomsday Clock" in 2018 shows two minutes to midnight. This is the closest meaning to Armageddon since the 1950s.
Varvara Lyutova