The Basement was an underground shelter in Delaware where the first lady, the president's seventeen-year-old son, ranking cabinet members and staff people would-they hoped-be protected from all but a direct hit by a one-megaton nuclear warhead.

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The Basement served as a secure underground shelter located in Delaware, designed to provide safety for high-ranking officials during a nuclear crisis. It was intended to accommodate the First Lady, the president's young son, cabinet members, and staff, with the hope of protecting them from the devastating effects of a nuclear attack, except in the case of a direct hit from a powerful one-megaton warhead.

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