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Diefenbunker
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the secure fallout shelter for high Canadian government officials to use in case of national disaster CANADA- (CF, since 1950s): The Diefenbunker command and control underground complex was built at Carp, Ontario, to house essential federal facilities in the event of a nuclear attack. The word is a play on the name of the Prime Minister, John Diefenbaker. — Tom Langeste, Words on the Wing, pp. 79–80, 1995
- Although operationally obsolete for decades, four years ago it was reopened as a novelty tourist attraction. — Jim Holt, Montreal Gazette, p. F4, 28 May 2002
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