Deep Underground Military Bases (DUMBs)
Summary
Deep Underground Military Bases (DUMBs) represent a vast network of secret subterranean facilities constructed by the U.S. government and military-industrial complex. These bases are designed for continuity of government, nuclear survivability, classified research, and allegedly for maintaining extraterrestrial technology and biological entities.
Construction Technology
Nuclear Tunnel-Boring Machines
According to a 1982 report from the US National Committee on Tunneling Technology (NCTT), plans were developed for a network of subterranean strategic missile bases constructed underneath mountains using nuclear-powered tunnel-boring machines.
Key specifications:
- Bases located at 3,500 feet beneath the surface
- Elevators large enough to load huge trucks
- Sites chosen based on basalt caprock covering low-strength rock
- Preconstructed hardened egress paths toward the surface
- Nuclear-powered TBM positioned to excavate egress after attack
- Tubular tunnels for ICBM launch capability
Subterranean Transportation
The 1982 NCTT report suggested bases would be:
- Connected by tunnels at 3,500 feet depth
- Interlinked by a subterranean Maglev train system
- Capable of transcontinental underground travel
- Part of a subterranean second-strike capability network
Known U.S. Locations
Confirmed Facilities
| Location | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Mountain | Colorado | NORAD command center, 4.5 acres, 15 buildings, 2,500 feet of granite |
| Mount Weather | Virginia | FEMA hub, underground city, 40 miles from DC |
| Site R (Raven Rock) | Pennsylvania | "Underground Pentagon," 265,000 sq ft, 5 buildings |
| The Greenbrier | West Virginia | Congressional bunker, 21 square miles, exposed 1992 |
| White House Bunker | Washington DC | Eisenhower-era bunker under basement |
| Offutt AFB | Nebraska | Strategic Air Command underground post |
| NORAD (Ontario) | Canada | 200 miles north of Toronto, 142,000 sq ft |
| Mount Pony | Virginia | Federal Reserve facility, 140,000 sq ft |
| Fort Meade | Maryland | NSA headquarters, 10+ acres underground computers |
| Camp David | Maryland | Underground base at presidential retreat |
| Kaneohe | Hawaii | Connected with U.S. Pacific Fleet operations |
| Manzano Base | New Mexico | Underground nuclear storage facility |
Alleged DUMB Locations
| Location | State | Claims |
|---|---|---|
| Dulce Base | New Mexico | Joint human-alien facility, genetic research |
| Area 51 / S-4 | Nevada | Reverse engineering of ET technology |
| Denver Airport | Colorado | 4.5 sq mile underground city, 8 levels deep |
| China Lake | California | Naval weapons testing, connected to other bases |
| Dugway Proving Grounds | Utah | Biological/chemical warfare, underground facilities |
| Edwards AFB | California | Connected to China Lake via tunnels |
| Los Alamos | New Mexico | Nuclear research, alleged ET technology |
| Kirtland AFB | New Mexico | Sandia and Phillips Laboratories |
| Pine Gap | Australia | U.S.-run base with underground facilities |
| RAF Rudloe Manor | UK | Ongoing operations as of early 2000s |
Phil Schneider's Claims
Phil Schneider, a former government engineer who claimed to have helped build DUMBs, provided detailed information before his death:
- Built 13 DUMBs before leaving government service
- Survived the "Dulce Wars" - alleged firefight at Dulce Base
- Denver Airport connected to deep underground base going down 8 levels
- Bases connected by tunnel networks with electromagnetic transport systems
- Died under suspicious circumstances ruled suicide (1996)
Purpose and Function
Official Purposes
- Continuity of Government (COG)
- Nuclear war survivability
- Classified military research and development
- Secure command and control facilities
Alleged Additional Purposes
- Housing extraterrestrial biological entities (EBEs)
- Reverse engineering of alien technology
- Joint human-alien research programs
- Genetic experimentation
- Secret space program operations
FEMA Underground Network
According to a 1989 U.S. News & World Report article, FEMA maintained approximately 50 different underground command posts throughout the country. The Pentagon estimated each post cost about $500 million and was embedded up to 400 feet deep with 75 feet of reinforced concrete.
International Locations
Similar facilities are believed to exist worldwide:
- Pine Gap, Australia - U.S. intelligence facility
- RAF Rudloe Manor, UK - Underground operations
- Dingxin Base, China - Underground complex in Gobi Desert
- Zhitkur, Russia - Alleged underground facility
Entry Methods and Security
Witnesses report:
- Hidden entrances in remote locations
- Railway access to some facilities
- Elevator systems for equipment transport
- Multiple security checkpoints
- Electromagnetic surveillance systems
- Armed security personnel
Quotes
"Deep underground bases were intended not only to be invulnerable to nuclear strikes but also were designed to act as staging grounds for a subterranean second strike capability." ~ Jason Reza Jorjani, Closer Encounters
"These kinds of bases could be almost anywhere. They could be under a military base, under prominent government buildings, under major hotels, and even in small towns or on national parks." ~ Richard Sauder (via Mark Dice)
Estimated Scale
- As many as 96 underground facilities throughout Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina
- Estimated 129 DUMBs in the United States alone
- Connected by thousands of miles of underground tunnels
- Some facilities large enough to house 800+ people for extended periods
Related Concepts
- Continuity of Government (COG): Plans to maintain government functions during catastrophe
- Federal Relocation Arc: Archipelago of facilities linked by internal communication systems
- Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM): Massive equipment used for underground excavation
- MILABs: Military abductions allegedly conducted at these facilities
Dulce Base - Alleged Underground Facility
Alleged joint human-alien underground base in New Mexico, the site of whistleblower claims regarding genetic experimentation and the "Dulce Wars."
Gestapo-CIA Continuity
Documented connections between Nazi Germany's Gestapo/SS and post-war CIA/FBI through Vatican Ratlines and Operation Paperclip