[nuclear tourism] come see our bunkers and swim in the pool

If any doubted the growing economic power of China or its opportunism [read "taking opportunities when they arise"], this new tourist venture takes the biscuit:

"The underground headquarters of the nuclear weapons research and production base are a curiosity to many people. They can see the 'nuclear city' for themselves," the report quoted Zuo Xumin, an official in the mainly Tibetan region where the base is situated, as saying.

"The base will be developed into a key travel site, and it will become a platform for spurring the patriotic spirit of Chinese people," he said. The headquarters originally held a research laboratory, electricity generation room, telegraph transmitting room and a command room.

Can you see the U.S. opening their secret tunnels under the Appalachians where the insurgents against the post-2010 police state [SPPNA] will be "corrected"? Or The Pres's underground command and control centre?