Bunker 37118 (Manzano Storage Bunker Type C)

{ "title": "Bunker 37118 (Manzano Storage Bunker Type C)", "description": "Bunker 37118, also known as the Manzano Storage Bunker Type C, is a former nuclear weapons storage facility located within the boundaries of what is now Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, United States. The site was originally part of a separate, highly secretive installation known as Site Able, which was later renamed The Manzano Base. Historical accounts identify it as the largest munitions storage facility for nuclear weapons in the world during its operational period. Its primary function was the secure storage and maintenance of atomic bombs and their components during the Cold War.\n\n Architecturally, the bunker is identified as a "Type C" storage structure, part of a standardized design series used by the U.S. military for hardened ammunition storage. These bunkers were engineered with robust reinforced concrete construction to withstand conventional and potential nuclear attacks, featuring heavy blast doors and secure perimeters. The specific "Type C" designation suggests a particular layout and protective specification within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' nuclear weapons storage bunker designs of the era.\n\n Geographically, the bunker sits in the high desert of central New Mexico, adjacent to the Sandia Mountains and within the extensive training and testing range complex associated with Kirtland AFB and the nearby Sandia National Laboratories. This region was a epicenter for U.S. nuclear weapons research, development, and storage during the Cold War. The Manzano Base, and thus Bunker 37118, was a