Inside a Nuclear Missile Base

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  • Having waged nuclear war from the comfort of my Steam account, I wanted to see how the professionals did it.
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Komentáře • 604

  • @Nailbunny889
    @Nailbunny889 Před 7 lety +887

    Man, even knowing the whole system was decommissioned, pushing the button to end the world must have felt surreal.

    • @MrChristoffer5700
      @MrChristoffer5700 Před 6 lety +80

      would be a sick prank "yeah bro this place doesnt work anymore" 1 minute later "Hey sit in this chair and push this button in 5" "yeah bro you just destroyed the US"

    • @JenkemSuperfan
      @JenkemSuperfan Před 6 lety +30

      Imagine how many times people have come close to doing it for real

    • @iamwepty8986
      @iamwepty8986 Před 6 lety +53

      searchoverload8 it’s happened a lot
      more than you would think one of the worst ones was in the late 70s where a nuclear missile radar stationed at the NORAD headquarters picked up the launch of 250 Soviet nuclear missiles towards the US which was really just a glitch in the system but the president was alerted and all bomber squadrons were scrambled and awaiting orders and the ICBM crews were prepared to launch then the computer glitched and said that 2,200 missiles had been launched and the president was about to give a go before it was determined that someone had accidentally loaded a training scenario into the computer
      So yea we could’ve ended the world on more than one occasion

    • @iamwepty8986
      @iamwepty8986 Před 6 lety +10

      searchoverload8 also following that up I’m pretty sure the most recent major one was when the US lost control of 50 of their ICBMs that we’re still stationed in there silos and they feared that they had been hacked in attempt to gain control of them which is terrifying when you think about it

    • @iamwepty8986
      @iamwepty8986 Před 6 lety +10

      14wolfboy83 they were literally a minute away from launching the missiles and giving the bombers the go ahead in the NORAD incident imagine if it took them 2 extra minutes to figure out it was a glitch and all the missiles had already been fired
      Honestly scary

  • @ThuckBuddies
    @ThuckBuddies Před 7 lety +120

    When the noise starts up after pressing the button his face briefly says, "Oh fuck, have I just been pranked into destroying my own country?"

  • @Sevarro
    @Sevarro Před 7 lety +1074

    I understand all those functions are deactivated but I'd still be too scared to touch any of those buttons.

    • @stoutlager6325
      @stoutlager6325 Před 7 lety +76

      Very satisfying warning alarm sounds though.

    • @msab4883
      @msab4883 Před 7 lety +11

      Drew looks cool with it,he pushed the button even before the countdown ended

    • @Lobos222
      @Lobos222 Před 6 lety +23

      Deactivated? Put a missile and the silo and that action would have fired it, I think. They just removed the "bullet from the chamber" so to speak. The trigger mechanism was, as you could see, fully operational. Similar to some of the power systems and such.

    • @MichaelDelvalle-nt4gp
      @MichaelDelvalle-nt4gp Před 6 lety +50

      you really dont wanna hear someone say "oops" in that facility

    • @jdarksword
      @jdarksword Před 6 lety +45

      Lobos222 no, they disable the missile keys and firing systems when they deactivate the bases as part of the treaty, it’s simply some fancy electronics to simulate the proper lights and sounds.

  • @zeemod1556
    @zeemod1556 Před 7 lety +729

    Washington D.C. destroyed!
    [KARMA LOST]

    • @ArthurAugustyn
      @ArthurAugustyn Před 7 lety +138

      [America will remember that]

    • @LolLol-og3vw
      @LolLol-og3vw Před 6 lety +8

      See what you did there , sorry but the value of caps is the same and power armor hasn't been developed yet so...

    • @rune.theocracy
      @rune.theocracy Před 6 lety +1

      11:42 narrator said *"War truly never changes"*

    • @kraizerxthesimp46
      @kraizerxthesimp46 Před 6 lety +1

      [PRC gained trust]

  • @ElyskeTheDonut
    @ElyskeTheDonut Před 7 lety +305

    Man - that guide was super chill talking about murder and suicide, it's kind of nice in a way giving perspective to the fact that this was a location for death dealing.
    A good personal tour which was pretty unique. I wonder if the tours get groups or not since it'd be difficult to have more than a person with them it looked.

    • @jcardboard
      @jcardboard Před 7 lety +18

      ElyskeTheDonut the tour guide needs his own show.

    • @christianblade2052
      @christianblade2052 Před 6 lety +2

      Yeah, it definitely looks very cramped in there. The old Titan II silo bases in US seem a bit more roomier to me.

  • @mrwebzone
    @mrwebzone Před 6 lety +825

    I can't believe you nuked Washington D.C. for some patreon money.

    • @FKProds
      @FKProds Před 6 lety +43

      I dunno, I can respect the hustle.

    • @GGGNVideos
      @GGGNVideos Před 5 lety +8

      Well, I can. And I enjoyed it.

    • @VriendP1
      @VriendP1 Před 5 lety +15

      I'd do it for free.

    • @DefiantSix
      @DefiantSix Před 5 lety +8

      I'd nuke DC for a damned Klondike Bar...

  • @issafacelift
    @issafacelift Před 6 lety +58

    The way he speaks so sarcastically about everything has me so happy. “Thees ees safe for pistol and gun. To uh.. uh... kill themselves because everybody outside is dead and you are alive so... _whats thee point right?”_
    “I guess some farmer use them for ahh like uhh vegetables _or something_ 🤷🏼‍♂️”

  • @teknotheef
    @teknotheef Před 7 lety +691

    Drew nuking Washington is the moment he became truly soviet.

    • @DonB.-Mulefivefive
      @DonB.-Mulefivefive Před 6 lety +2

      You wouldn't know Soviet if one jumped up and kicked you in the balls.
      By the way, how's that Russian language course working out for you?

    • @runninggames771
      @runninggames771 Před 6 lety +26

      Don B what the fuck are you on. Lol. He's making a silly joke. Go take a Xanax you fucking spastic

  • @LiberatedGeezer
    @LiberatedGeezer Před 7 lety +34

    As a kid who hid under his desk in "duck and cover" drills, this was amazing...and chilling! Excellent work Drew!

  • @_ruck
    @_ruck Před 7 lety +264

    This was cool and also extremely unsettling. I don't think I could've pushed that button.

    • @Phished123
      @Phished123 Před 7 lety +12

      I agree! It would've given me pause to think that if any other finger was on that button(before it was a museum) it would've been to basically wipe out a whole country. It definitely wouldve been a crazy thing to think about.

    • @Dominooooo
      @Dominooooo Před 6 lety +3

      As a visitor i never wouldn't touch this button too. As i soldier, God i don't know.

    • @JenkemSuperfan
      @JenkemSuperfan Před 6 lety +5

      They made sure to pick people who could, theoretically

    • @maxkho00
      @maxkho00 Před 5 lety +3

      @@Phished123 A whole country? The whole world more like. Mutually assured destruction is a thing, you know. Do you really think the attacked country (i.e. the US) would just go 'okay, we are about to lose half a country, but that's totally cool with us, we're just gonna sit here and watch the Soviet Union wipe our country off the face of the Earth'? No. Once Nuclear War starts, Nuclear War goes on. Once you've pressed that button, there is no way back. This fact has kept an almost certain Third World War from happening for the duration of the Cold War, and it still keeps us at peace now. Countries know that by destroying 'a whole country', they are destroying an entire world.

    • @arsnakehert
      @arsnakehert Před 5 lety +1

      I actually got quite anxious thinking about the idea of pushing that button.

  • @JoeDaniel2611
    @JoeDaniel2611 Před 7 lety +59

    Some of this stuff gave me chills. Great job Drew.

  • @TheDaniel9
    @TheDaniel9 Před 7 lety +171

    This was so cool. Amazing job Drew!

  • @LancerloverLL
    @LancerloverLL Před 6 lety +105

    9:20 That's the one James May tried to ignite.

  • @patbaer
    @patbaer Před 7 lety +358

    Drew this is incredible.

    • @TheRealSteezy89
      @TheRealSteezy89 Před 7 lety +1

      I'm just wow'ing every 2 minutes. It's crazy.

    • @patbaer
      @patbaer Před 7 lety +70

      yeah, but my friend didn't make those.

  • @thefoggydewy
    @thefoggydewy Před 7 lety +89

    Just keep on touring nuclear bases Drew, it's all I need. Bring Dmytro with you.

  • @speedhuntr
    @speedhuntr Před 7 lety +35

    I don't have a word for something that is both chilling and beautiful. But it's this video.

  • @AgentJohnSteed
    @AgentJohnSteed Před 7 lety +15

    Man Drew, what can I say, this is fantastic. I've seen tours of american silos before, but never a foreign installation. What a treat to bring us along with you.

  • @brianmartin4815
    @brianmartin4815 Před 7 lety +21

    Well done Drew. I found this video absolutely fascinating. Can't wait for more.

  • @plasmadrone3123
    @plasmadrone3123 Před 6 lety +30

    "I think it must be damp."
    - James May

  • @DrBobaliscious
    @DrBobaliscious Před 5 lety +10

    Very good video! As a former US Nuclear Missile Launch Officer (MMIII-CDB) in the mid 1980's, I can tell you that our systems were not really that different. An older US (1960's) system, the Titan II in Green Valley, AZ, has a museum very similar to the Soviet one in this video. We had about a 6 month supply of C-Rations and water. I am one of the few missile guys who got a peek inside our launch console. I saw two small tanks (like oxygen tanks) pointing towards an exit area in the console. They were unmarked. We argued over the purpose of these tanks for years. The final consensus was that they were poison gas tanks that were activated when all our missiles were launched. We knew we would die one way or the other!

  • @palofmino
    @palofmino Před 7 lety

    Awesome job, Drew. This doc was incredible. I really loved the soundtrack you used, too. It fit perfectly.

  • @peterboda1737
    @peterboda1737 Před 7 lety +3

    Really interesting tour guide, super enjoyable. All of this sort of stuff brings uneasiness, but I agree it's really important to have a museum like it around.

  • @dustinconwell1
    @dustinconwell1 Před 7 lety +1

    Drew. This is awesome. So glad you are doing this sort of stuff. Keep it comin'!

  • @vucub_caquix
    @vucub_caquix Před 7 lety +10

    Jesus Christ, Drew, this was fantastic. My dad isn't a gamer at all but I'm going to show him this vid b/c he's a mild history buff. He's going to love it!

  • @w00master
    @w00master Před 7 lety +1

    Spectacular work. Loving this series! Can't wait for more and future journeys!

  • @ChrisHominski
    @ChrisHominski Před 7 lety

    this is fascinating. great job drew, can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve next

  • @eifeldude1
    @eifeldude1 Před 4 lety +11

    Having been in US active missile alert facilities, there are many similarities in the way things look and they way things work. It’s almost like the Ukrainian system was modeled after the US minute man system

  • @somekindarobot
    @somekindarobot Před 7 lety

    AWESOME VIDEO. This is exactly why I am a patron Drew, I love the other videos too but this is the meaty style video I've been looking forward too. Keep it up.

  • @markheltman6015
    @markheltman6015 Před 7 lety +2

    This was amazing Drew. Absolutely amazing.

  • @somewhere-else
    @somewhere-else Před 7 lety +1

    I love how he pats everything lovingly after putting things away just so.

  • @SpikeBlighty
    @SpikeBlighty Před 7 lety +6

    Awesome tour and a great guide.

  • @Mrlogan1223
    @Mrlogan1223 Před 7 lety

    This was paced incredibly well. Loving this series, Drew!

  • @TechInspected
    @TechInspected Před 7 lety +1

    This is more detailed and more intimate than anything I've seen about Nuclear Silos. Great job Drew!

  • @NinjaWelshman
    @NinjaWelshman Před 7 lety +1

    Wow! Now that was interesting! Great job Drew!

  • @KylerRamos
    @KylerRamos Před 7 lety

    Finally got around to watching this, great job drew! This stuff is truly fascinating.

  • @joeldawson83
    @joeldawson83 Před 7 lety +1

    Excellent video Drew. Powerful stuff here.

  • @andrewdunn1790
    @andrewdunn1790 Před 7 lety +1

    This is awesome Drew! Loving the videos!

  • @thelostpropet666
    @thelostpropet666 Před 7 lety

    Awesome video Drew. This is a place I'd love to visit at some point! Thank you.

  • @yolovang2828
    @yolovang2828 Před 5 lety

    This video was great I felt super entertained looking at all those missiles, guns and mines. Awesome video.

  • @michael2231
    @michael2231 Před 4 lety +21

    imagine if one of those massive doors just closed and locked lmao

  • @Fellwing94
    @Fellwing94 Před 6 lety

    One of my all time favorite videos on this site. Thank you.

  • @Enedee_
    @Enedee_ Před 7 lety

    I was definitely not expecting this. If this is the type of content we can expect, I'm so glad I subscribed. I'm genuinely impressed, Drew.

  • @fredriklundqvist4221
    @fredriklundqvist4221 Před 7 lety +2

    Very interesting and really well made. Great work!

  • @Dr_Mel
    @Dr_Mel Před 7 lety +74

    Truly a weapon to surpass Metal Gear(scanlon).

  • @CommentCritic
    @CommentCritic Před 6 lety +2

    7:19 you had me laughing on the floor at that moment, that Portal reference was great! :D

  • @KittenNippl3s
    @KittenNippl3s Před 7 lety

    Awesome job Drew, you look like you had a blast! that wedding thing was really really weird..

  • @RiskyFriskyHandle
    @RiskyFriskyHandle Před 7 lety

    Well done Drew. Good Work. Looking forward to more.

  • @mikeymccallum4037
    @mikeymccallum4037 Před 7 lety

    Absolutely wonderful work Drew

  • @HildegardKrieger
    @HildegardKrieger Před 7 lety

    This was really really cool. I was bummed to see you leave GB Drew but I'm really excited for what you're doing next. I'm not supporting the Patreon now but I definitely will soon. Thanks!

  • @majorzero64
    @majorzero64 Před 7 lety

    That was incredible. Well done, Drew!

  • @Pslyyr
    @Pslyyr Před 7 lety +5

    That museum looks so cool.

  • @farks5138
    @farks5138 Před 7 lety

    Well done Drew, really enjoyed this.

  • @venkya2790
    @venkya2790 Před 6 lety

    it's really good to see a reasonable number of patreons.
    Carry on with the good work.

  • @thesnagglewolf
    @thesnagglewolf Před 7 lety +1

    I love how matter of fact dude was about eating a bullet after nuking the world. Seemed like an interesting guy. Awesome vid Drew.

  • @TeeVo1983
    @TeeVo1983 Před 7 lety

    Awesome stuff, Drew!

  • @nathanlord3043
    @nathanlord3043 Před 7 lety +1

    This is extremely entertaining, Thanks Drew

  • @hythesailor
    @hythesailor Před 4 lety

    What an incredible museum. Fantastic that everything is in such good working order and great condition.

  • @trx131
    @trx131 Před 7 lety +1

    this is incredible Drew!

  • @kpatanyo1
    @kpatanyo1 Před 7 lety

    Great work Drew!

  • @Wladislav
    @Wladislav Před 7 lety

    Starting off *really* strong. I can't wait for the following episodes.

  • @TheM00ndawg
    @TheM00ndawg Před 7 lety

    What an insane thing. Well done Drew.

  • @MagneMikkelsen
    @MagneMikkelsen Před 7 lety

    This is super awesome. Great work! :D

  • @boredmonkee
    @boredmonkee Před 7 lety

    Fantastic, Drew.

  • @nazchika
    @nazchika Před 7 lety

    Subscribed instantly, insane content . Cheers man !

  • @vsharres
    @vsharres Před 7 lety +65

    The time, effort and resources we spend as a species carefully designing these kind of weapons is obscene.(But very cool to see first hand how they work.)

  • @ShapelessMedia
    @ShapelessMedia Před 7 lety

    Awesome stuff Drew!

  • @jonasking9587
    @jonasking9587 Před 6 lety

    Awesome work, Drew.

  • @REALmacheight
    @REALmacheight Před 7 lety +1

    Very interesting, thanks Drew!

  • @jayson4610
    @jayson4610 Před 7 lety

    very cool video it was nice to see things from a different perspective thanks!

  • @Manga53
    @Manga53 Před 7 lety

    Thanks, Drew. This was great!

  • @sackofjahweeuh
    @sackofjahweeuh Před 7 lety +3

    Drew. This is awesome.

  • @gregorysmith1178
    @gregorysmith1178 Před 7 lety

    I fell down the rabbit hole of this channel hard and all I can say is that I can't wait to see more.

  • @jesselee9223
    @jesselee9223 Před 7 lety

    This is amazing. Thank you drew.

  • @tonycap49
    @tonycap49 Před 5 lety +1

    Little did you know that that place is still operational. Great video, well done.

  • @MrTomFTW
    @MrTomFTW Před 7 lety +1

    Superb video Drew

  • @davidvelen9835
    @davidvelen9835 Před 5 lety

    That was very interesting, thanks for posting !

  • @shadowsteve68
    @shadowsteve68 Před 4 lety

    Superb video! I'd LOVE to visit that place!

  • @Alexithymia64
    @Alexithymia64 Před 7 lety +1

    Drew this is amazing

  • @dudelance
    @dudelance Před 6 lety

    This was awesome Drew!

  • @noumankhan6228
    @noumankhan6228 Před 5 lety +4

    Recently discovered your channel after the HBO Chernobyl series got me searching Chernobyl related videos and I found your video on how you spent 2 days in the Exclusion Zone, the comments section here is where I learned you’re the guy in the white guy blinking meme. Life is wild.

  • @pwnmasteh
    @pwnmasteh Před 7 lety +4

    Holy shit this was cool as hell. Thanks Drew!

  • @BillyN31
    @BillyN31 Před 4 lety

    You had an amazing guide! Nice video.

  • @cjc872
    @cjc872 Před 7 lety +9

    Great job Drew, amazing how similar it looks to the Titan missile museum in Arizona. Guess there are only so many ways to design facilities to destroy the world...

  • @michelangelo2920
    @michelangelo2920 Před 7 lety

    Awesome man!

  • @feltrevelin
    @feltrevelin Před 7 lety

    That was awesome Drew!

  • @Jiemboh
    @Jiemboh Před 7 lety

    Really cool stuff Drew.

  • @martinrking
    @martinrking Před 7 lety

    Drew delivers! Awesome video.

  • @travotheman3134
    @travotheman3134 Před 5 lety

    That place looks amazing. I’d love to go there someday.

  • @ChristopherSaindon
    @ChristopherSaindon Před 6 lety

    0:48 DEFCON is so SWEET!!!! I wish they would allow troops, smaller-scale very tactical wars but it is still awesome! And you didn't get "SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI" when you went overboard with your Minuteman III! :)

  • @LeedsRider
    @LeedsRider Před 6 lety

    I'm going there tomorrow, can't wait! I have a few questions of my own to ask now, too :-)

  • @granpsycho
    @granpsycho Před 7 lety

    Amazing drew!!!

  • @hypetrain7134
    @hypetrain7134 Před 7 lety +1

    I love everything about this!

  • @thespreeman401
    @thespreeman401 Před 5 lety

    Wow this is a great video. Well done

  • @williamhaynes7089
    @williamhaynes7089 Před 6 lety +3

    If your ever near tucon,az go to the Titan missile museum, worth the visit

  • @bowlingdoughnutsmd3703

    Wow. Loved this one.

  • @pimpinaintdeadho
    @pimpinaintdeadho Před 4 lety +1

    This deserves more views, even a few years after the post. 👍

  • @aluneburg
    @aluneburg Před 7 lety

    Drew. This is amazing.

  • @Gabriel-hm5nv
    @Gabriel-hm5nv Před 4 lety

    Great video man!

  • @okiedogg4355
    @okiedogg4355 Před 7 lety

    Drew! Fantastic work!

  • @ChrisLT
    @ChrisLT Před 7 lety +1

    And with this one video, I hope Cloth Map is around for a good, long time.