ARK D-0: Armijska Ratna Komanda | |
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Konjic, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Coordinates | 43°38′03″N 17°59′42″E / 43.6343°N 17.9949°E |
Type | Cold War nuclear bunker |
Site information | |
Owner | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Controlled by | Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina[1] |
Condition | Operational (now a museum) |
Site history | |
Built | 1953–1979[2] (Cost: YUD 7,385,745,671.97, equivalent to USD$4,600,000,000.00 at the time) |
Built by | The Government of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Materials | Concrete and reinforced steel |
Battles/wars | Cold War, Bosnian War |
The Armijska Ratna Komanda D-0 (full civil designation in Serbo-Croatian: Vojni objekat Armijska Ratna Komanda ARK D-0, Армијска Ратна Команда, lit. 'Army War Command'), also known as the Ark, ARK/D-0, Atomska Ratna Komanda, and nicknamed Tito's bunker,[3] is a Cold War-era nuclear bunker and military command centre located near the town of Konjic[4] in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5] Built to protect Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito and up to 350 members of his inner circle[3] in the event of an atomic conflict, the structure is made up of residential areas, conference rooms, offices, strategic planning rooms, and other areas.[5] The bunker remained a state secret until after the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.[6]