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A company that builds underground bunkers to withstand nuclear war has made millions since the Trump presidency began - take a look

A company that builds underground bunkers to withstand nuclear war has made millions since the Trump presidency began - take a look

Lynch would neither confirm nor spill the details about the luxury bunker that Rising S Company is allegedly building for Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.

Rising S Company also offers survival training included in the price of a bunker. It helps people figure out the best foods to stock for emergencies and how to ration supplies.

Buyers can choose between composting and "wet" toilets, which use water from a tank.

Solar power keeps big appliances working even 11 feet underground.

The biggest difference between the bunker and a home is the absence of windows.

The most popular bunker, according to Scott, measures 500 square feet and costs $122,500. It has two bedrooms, one bath, a kitchen, and a separate living room.

Source: CNBC

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The bunkers vary in size and price. At $39,500, the most affordable model is a "micro-bunker" that's just 96 square feet. It has two bunks, a mini kitchen, and a toilet.

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They're move-in ready, but not furnished. "We tell people to look at [their bunker] like an extension of your home," Lynch said. He encourages buyers to decorate with their style.

Most bunkers are accessed by stairs. Here can you see an entrance from a family's home.

Lynch said one Houston family contacted the company after floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey devastated the area. "They said their bunker saved their lives," Lynch said.

Still, Lynch doesn't advise using a bunker in a flood zone.

Bunkers can also be used in the event of extreme flooding, but Rising S Company doesn't advise going into an underground shelter that could be submerged in floodwaters.

The hatch door is difficult to reach under water. And in the case that emergency medical assistance is required, there's no way to get out. Instead, Rising S Company recommends people in areas prone to flooding and storm surges to place their bunker inland and at a higher elevation.

Most bunkers are set 11 feet underground or deeper and are covered by four feet of dirt and one foot of concrete. Lynch said the bunker could protect residents from a nuclear blast.

Source: CNBC

"With the rhetoric coming from North Korea, you get people who are worried that we're going to be forced into a nuclear war," Lynch told Business Insider. "A nuclear exchange is going to be nasty — it doesn't matter if you're a small guy on the block or the world's superpower."

Buyers might choose to excavate in their backyards or a more remote location.

Rising S Company builds, delivers, and installs the units without using outside contractors.

They're fabricated from steel and coated with a special rubber, which prevents rust and the elements from corroding the structure, according to the company website.

Source: Rising S Company

Rising S Company manufactures all of its bunkers in warehouses across Texas.

Rising S Company started out as a storm shelter manufacturer.

About a decade ago, a woman approached owner Clyde Scott about building her a much larger storm shelter — around 40 feet long — that came with all the creature comforts of home.

"She wanted the whole works — bathrooms, beds, sinks, camera systems — and it got me thinking, she isn't wanting no ordinary storm shelter, but a survival shelter," Scott told Dazed.

He used $3 million from his storm-shelter business to create a bunker company, and business has kept him busy every since. According to the general manager, Lynch, the client list includes professional athletes, tech moguls, politicians, and celebrities. Scott told Dazed and Confused magazine that he's working on a high-end bunker for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

A rising number of Americans are taking precautions for a future apocalypse.

In the wake of recent natural disasters and continued nuclear threats from North Korea, more people are stocking their homes with survival supplies, picking up new skills at the shooting range, amd buying units in massive underground shelters built to protect entire communities.

These days, you can't turn on the news without thinking the world is coming to an end.

In the span of a month, two major hurricanes swept through the US, an 8.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico, and wildfires blazed through Canada, Oregon, Montana, and California. As of September 11, officials had put the collective death toll above 150.

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