Raven Rock : the story of the U.S. government's secret plan to save itself -- while the rest of us die

A fresh window on American history: The eye-opening truth about the governments secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soileven if the rest of us diea roadmap that spans from the dawn of the nuclear age to today. Every day in Washington, DC, the blue-and-gold 1st Helicopter Squadron, codenamed MUSSEL, flies over the Potomac River. As obvious as the Presidential motorcade, most people assume the squadron is a travel perk for VIPs. Theyre only half right: while the helicopters do provide transport, the unit exists to evacuate high-ranking officials in the event of a terrorist or nuclear attack on the capital. In the event of an attack, select officials would be whisked by helicopters to a ring of secret bunkers around Washington, even as ordinary citizens were left to fend for themselves. For sixty years, the US government has been developing secret Doomsday plans to protect itself, and the multibillion-dollar Continuity of Government (COG) program takes numerous formsfrom its plans to evacuate the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to the plans to launch nuclear missiles from a Boeing-747 jet flying high over Nebraska. In Raven Rock, Garrett M. Graff sheds light on the inner workings of the 650-acre compound (called Raven Rock) just miles from Camp David, as well as dozens of other bunkers the government built its top leaders during the Cold War, from the White House lawn to Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado to Palm Beach, Florida, and the secret plans that would have kicked in after a Cold War nuclear attack to round up foreigners and dissidents and nationalize industries. Equal parts a presidential, military, and cultural history, Raven Rock tracks the evolution of the government plan and the threats of global war from the dawn of the nuclear era through the War on Terror. Now a 6-part mini-series called Why the Rest of Us Die airing on VICE TV! The shocking truth about the government's secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil—even if the rest of us die—is "a frightening eye-opener" ( Kirkus Reviews ) that spans the dawn of the nuclear age to today, and "contains everything one could possibly want to know" ( The Wall Street Journal ). Every day in Washington, DC, the blue-and-gold first Helicopter Squadron, codenamed "MUSSEL," flies over the Potomac River. As obvious as the Presidential motorcade, most people assume the squadron is a travel perk for VIPs. They're only half right: while the helicopters do provide transport, the unit exists to evacuate high-ranking officials in the event of a terrorist or nuclear attack on the capital. In the event of an attack, select officials would be whisked by helicopters to a ring of secret bunkers around Washington, even as ordinary citizens were left to fend for themselves. "In exploring the incredible lengths (and depths) that successive administrations have gone to in planning for the aftermath of a nuclear assault, Graff deftly weaves a tale of secrecy and paranoia" ( The New York Times Book Review ) with details "that read like they've been ripped from the pages of a pulp spy novel" ( Vice ). For more than sixty years, the US government has been developing secret Doomsday strategies to protect itself, and the multibillion-dollar Continuity of Government (COG) program takes numerous forms—from its potential to evacuate the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to the plans to launch nuclear missiles from a Boeing-747 jet flying high over Nebraska. Garrett M. Graff sheds light on the inner workings of the 650-acre compound, called Raven Rock, just miles from Camp David, as well as dozens of other bunkers the government built for its top leaders during the Cold War, from the White House lawn to Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado to Palm Beach, Florida, and the secret plans that would have kicked in after a Cold War nuclear attack to round up foreigners and dissidents and nationalize industries. Equal parts a presidential, military, and cultural history, Raven Rock tracks the evolution of the government plan and the threats of global war from the dawn of the nuclear era through the War on Terror. The eye-opening true story of the government's secret plans to survive and rebuild after a catastrophic attack on US soil?a narrative that span from the dawn of the nuclear age to today. Every day in Washington, DC, the blue-and-gold 1st Helicopter Squadron, code-named "MUSSEL," flies over the Potomac River. As obvious as the presidential motorcade, the squadron is assumed by most people to be a travel perk for VIPs. They're only half right: while the helicopters do provide transport, the unit exists to evacuate high-ranking officials in the event of a terrorist or nuclear attack on the capital. In the event of an attack, select officials would be whisked by helicopters to a ring of secret bunkers around Washington, even as ordinary citizens are left to fend for themselves. For sixty years, the US government has been developing secret Doomsday plans to protect itself, and the multibillion-dollar Continuity of Government (COG) program takes numerous forms?from its plans to evacuate the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia and our most precious documents from the National Archives to the plans to launch nuclear missiles from a Boeing 747 jet flying high over Nebraska. In Raven Rock , Garrett Graff sheds light on the inner workings of the 650-acre compound (called Raven Rock) just miles from Camp David, as well as dozens of other bunkers the government built its top leaders during the Cold War, from the White House lawn to Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado to Palm Beach, Florida, and the secret plans that would have kicked in after a Cold War nuclear attack to round up foreigners and dissidents, and nationalize industries. Equal parts a presidential, military, and political history, Raven Rock tracks the evolution of the government's plans and the threats of global war from the dawn of the nuclear era through the present day. Relying upon thousands of pages of once-classified documents, as well as original interviews and visits to former and current COG facilities, Graff brings readers through the back channels of government to understand exactly what is at stake if our nation is attacked, and how we're prepared to respond if it is Every day in Washington, DC, the blue-and-gold 1st Helicopter Squadron, codenamed "حصسسإج،" نىٌمٱ ُم ْوٰم ذفٍُُٰك زىم.ْ ءٱ قُىُٱ فٱ وٰم ذمْٱىلمىَٰف ٌكٍُُْٰفلم، ٱٍُ ٰمِمٌُِ فٱٱمٍ وٰم ٱّفل َُْىٱ ف فْٰم ٌمِ ًْن ُْضةذٱ. شوم"'مْ "ٌَُ وفنٌ ىْهو:ٰ وىمٌ وٰم ومىٌكمُِٰٱْ ل ُُِْىلم فْٰٱَ،ُِْٰ وٰم ىَ ٰم٬ىٱٱٰ ُٰمفكفمٰ وىهو-فْىًَهَ نُنىكىفٱٌ ى َوٰم مم َٰنُ ف مٰىُْْْٱ ٰ َُْكمٌف ْففٰٰك ً َُوٰم كفىِفٰ.ٌ ة َوٰم مم َٰنُ ف َففٰٰك،ً ٱممٌك ٰنُنىكىفٱٌ ُلٌ قم وىٱمًل ق" ومىٌكمُِٰٱْ ُٰف ىْهَ نُ ٱمكمْ ٰقمًَٱْ فُْلَ طفٱوىهَ،َُٰ مم َفٱ لُْىفَ"ْ كىىٰ"مٱَ ممْ مٌن ٰ ُٰنملَ ن ُْوٰمٱٍمٌمٱ. ئ ُْٱى٬"ٰ "مفٱْ، وٰم صس هُممٍَْ َٰوفٱ قمم َلممىٌُِهَ ٱمكمْ ٰؤٱٍُُلف" فٌِٱَ ُٰمُِْٰك ٰىٱٰمنٌ، فلَ وٰم ٍىٌٰقىىٌٌ-َُلفٌٌُ ْأىََُٰى"ٰ نُ اُممٍَْ َٰ(أدا) هُِْفْ ٍفٰمًٱ َمٍُْٱ نٱٍُْ -- ن ٍُْىٱٰ فٌِٱَ ُٰمفكفمٰ وٰم جىقم"ْٰ آم ٌٌن ٍُْذوىفٌلموٌِىف ُٰوٰم فٌِٱَ ُٰفٌكَو َكمٌف ْىٍٱٱىمٌٱ ن ٍُْف آمُىهَ-٧٤٧ يم ٰن"ٌىهَ وىهو ُم ْخمقفْٱفً. ة َزفم َزكُ،ً افمْْ ٰٰح. افْنن ٱوملٱ ىٌهو ٰ َُوٰم ىمََ ْىًُْهَٱ نُ وٰم ٦٥٠-فكمْ كٍُُِلَ (كفمٌٌل زفم َزكُ)ً يٱ ٰىٍمٌٱ ن ٍُْأف ٍِؤفىل، فٱ م ٌٌفٱ ل"ُمٱَ نُ وُٰم ْقمًَٱْ وٰم هُممٍَْ َٰقى ٌٰىٱٰ ُِٰمٌفلمٱْ لىْهَ وٰم ألٌُ طف،ْ ن ٍُْوٰم طوىمٰ بُٱم فٌَ ُٰأوم"ممََ حُفَٰى َى َأفٌُُْل ُ ُٰذف ٌٍآمفكو، ئىٌُْلف، فلَ وٰم ٱمكمْ ٰفٌِٱَ وٰف ُٰلٌ وفم ىًكمًل ى َفنمٰ ْف ألٌُ طف َْكمٌف ْففٰٰك ً ُُْٰلَ ِنمُْىهمَٱْ فلَ لىٱٱىلمٱَٰ فلَ فَىٰفَُىٌ"م ىلَٱىْٰمٱ. إّف ٌفِٱْٰ ف مِْٱىلمىَٰف،ٌ ىٍىٌفٰ"ْ، فلَ كٌٰفْ ٌوىٱ"ُْٰ، زفم َزكُ ًفْٰكٱً وٰم مٌُىٰ َُنُ وٰم هُممٍَْ َٰفٌِ َفلَ وٰم وٰمْفٱٰ نُ هقٌُف ٌف ْن ٍُْوٰم لفَنُ وٰم َكمٌف ْمفْ وُْٰهو وٰم طف ْ َُشم.ُْْْ "The eye-opening true story of the government's secret plans to survive and rebuild after a catastrophic attack on U.S. soil--a narrative that spans from the dawn of the nuclear age to today. For sixty years, the U.S. government has been developing secret Doomsday plans to protect itself in the event of a terrorist or nuclear attack, and the multibillion-dollar Continuity of Government (COG) program takes numerous forms--from its plans to evacuate high-ranking officials to bunkers surrounding Washington, DC, to the prospect of launching nuclear missiles from a Boeing 747 flying high over Nebraska. In [this book], Garrett Graff utilizes thousands of pages of once-classified documents, as well as original interviews and visits to former and current COG facilities, to track the evolution of the government's plans and the threats of global war from the Truman administration through the present day. Equal parts a presidential, military, and political history, Raven Rock takes readers through the back channels of government to understand exactly what is at stake if our nation is attacked, and how we're prepared to respond if it is."--Dust jacket Project S-1 Mr. Rance Campbell The Beard Lot project Apple Jack alert The spirit of Camp David The New Frontier Cuban Missile Crisis Angel is airborne The Tyler precedent The madman theory Mount Pony The unlikely hawk War games Designated survivor Nine naught eight 9/11 The days after Doomsday prepping.