The Doomsday clock has moved 10 seconds closer to midnight, currently at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to midnight. Image credit: Sky News, 2023 The Doomsday Clock was designed in 1947 to warn the public about how close we are to destroying our world with dangerous technologies, such as nuclear [...]
In 2018 we published a news item detailing essentials for a nuclear shelter. This included a water dispenser, water barrels for waste, sleeping bags and mats, blankets, first aid kits, glow sticks and lanterns, a radio, and other items such as food. However, in the event of a nuclear war, there are other items that [...]
With the news of the burglary at Raheem Sterling’s home in Surrey, Gareth Southgate and the Football Association have announced that they are offering increased security to the England Squad (Metro, 2022). This is following one of the biggest burglary sprees in Britain, where gang members targeted footballers and other celebrities’ homes in 2021 and [...]
EMPs (electromagnetic pulses) are short, intense, bursts of electromagnetic energy that have been weaponised in bombs to damage or destroy electronic devices and disrupt communications over widespread areas. EMP weapons can greatly damage unprotected infrastructure in a country and in a war scenario could collapse the functionality of electrical networks. The first human-made EMP bomb [...]
Although we have seen an increasing demand for nuclear shelters, we also have ongoing panic room projects. One of our recent projects is to create a safe, hidden area in the loft of a client’s property. The doorset, pictured above, is custom-made, which will be installed at the entrance to a loft area in our [...]
In Britain, there are estimated to be around 408 residential properties with their own nuclear shelter, with 98 of these located in the South West of England (Property Reporter, 2022). In Switzerland, however, every municipality has had to build nuclear shelters for their residents since the 1960s. They are mandatory in large homes and residential [...]
Here at The Panic Room Company, we provide not only safe rooms but can arrange to assess the security of your home, or commercial property, offer advice and provide a bespoke security service to ensure your property is well protected. This project for a client consists of a security doorset and security shutters. Both provide [...]