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U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden reveals location of secret bunker

18 May 2009 09:30 (UTC +04:00)

Washington â€“ APA. Secret bunker of the U.S. officials is located under the residence of Vice President Joseph Biden. APA reports that Vice President revealed the location of the secret bunker during the Gridiron Club dinner. Newsweek magazineâ€™s Washington contributing editor said she must publish this information being a journalist. According to the report, Biden â€œsaid a young naval officer giving him a tour of the residence showed him the hideaway, which is behind a massive steel door secured by an elaborate lock with a narrow connecting hallway lined with shelves filled with communications equipment.â€ Former Vice-President Dick Cheney had used this secret bunker on September11.
Naval Observatory in the center of Washington has been used as a residence by vice presidents since 1974.