2006-09-19 13:05:26 · 3 answers · asked by catchup 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Russia has been pursuing construction of a massive underground facility at Yamantau Mountain and the city of Mezhgorye (formerly the settlements of Beloretsk-15 and Beloretsk-16). The complex is said to cover an area of up to 400 square miles, the size of the Washington area.
Hidden inside Yamantau mountain in the Beloretsk area of the southern Urals, the project involved the creation of a huge complex, served by a railroad, a highway, and thousands of workers."
Judging from satellite photos and other intelligence, US officials are fairly confident that the Russians are building an underground command bunker and communications installation
The exact location of this large facility is uncertain, and given its reported size it may span as much as an entire degree of latitude and longitude. It is apparently located near the the Zlatoust-36/Yuryuzan nuclear weapons production plant and the Yuryuzan national-level nuclear weapons storage facility. The Yaman-Tau Gory [mountains] range is centered while the peak of Yamantau Gora [mountain] is at 54°15'19"N 58°06'11"E. This facility may be synonymous with "Alkino-2" since the town of Al'kino is nearby at 55°05'N 58°04'E.
2006-09-19 18:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by pro_and_contra 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yamantau Mountain
2016-10-07 00:22:46 · answer #2 · answered by lawniczak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Underground military facility.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/russia/yamantau.htm
2006-09-19 14:10:05 · answer #3 · answered by Egroeg_Rorepme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋