A former Cold War-era bunker in Colorado is now facing scrutiny from lawmakers who question its necessity and cost. Built to withstand a nuclear attack, the Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station is seen as a costly relic in the face of evolving threats.
In this file photo from May 10, 2018, a vehicle rolls through the granite tunnel entering the U.S military’s facility that’s since been renamed the Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station south of Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)The U.S. military’s mountain bunker along Colorado’s Front Range, built during the Cold War to survive a Soviet nuclear attack, now must withstand scrutiny by lawmakers who see it as a costly relic.
They question the need for a not-so-secret command post cocooned in 2,000 feet of granite. It sits inside Cheyenne Mountain, where(NORAD) crews in front of a large map can scan skies and track missile and satellite launches around the planet, along with potentially disruptive space junk. The bunker also houses, behind 23-ton blast doors, a power plant, water supply, food stores, a health clinic, a barber shop, and a chapel.east of Colorado Springs perform the same missions at a lower cost. And U.S. officials 18 years ago relegated the mountain facility to “warm standby” status. Yet, over the past decade, the government has been modernizing the facility and, in 2021, renamed it the “We spend large amounts of money on systems and facilities that do not match the threats that we are facing and that are evolving around the world,” said U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, D-Aurora, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran who sits on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. “What are the threats? What is the capability we need to address the threats? Sometimes, the right capability is a lot cheaper,” Crow said. A soldier walks into the mouth of the tunnel at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, since renamed Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, in this file photo from May 10, 2018, in Colorado Springs. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)“You might walk in and think you’re still back in the 1950s and ’60s. The design of it hasn’t changed. You feel like you’re walking into a time capsul
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