Satellite shows what's happening in the East Wing of the White House

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/satellite-shows-whats-really-happening-at-the-east-wing-of-the-white-house/

by yodon • 9 months ago

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rolph2• 9 months ago

a ball room would be an interesting cover for bunker hardening.

a non critical void space, provides a red herring for penetrating munitions, before they hit actual bunker structure.

germany was doing this with uboat gantries, and munitions factories back in the 40's

RandomBacon• 9 months ago

I'm surprised that the building can be easily torn down by an excavator. I would have expected it to be hardened like nuclear facilities.

rolph2• 9 months ago

its whats underneath that really matters.

lovich• 9 months ago

It was mostly a facade on that side of the building

tencentshill• 9 months ago

That's exactly what the East Wing already was. "...rebuilt in 1942 during the Franklin Roosevelt administration to create more office space and provide cover for a bunker during World War II."

esalman• 9 months ago

He's not demolishing and reconstructing just to leave after 3 years. Saying this as an immigrant who lived under full on military, and pseudo-autocratic democratic rulers.

Satellite shows what's happening in the East Wing of the White House

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