7 Most protected places on earth & some mind blowing facts about their security (A Thread)

1. Fort Knox, USA
It STORES THOUSANDS OF TONS OF GOLD. It has nearly 30,000 troops and 300 tanks, attack helicopters and artillery available for its protection. The building itself is...

Guarded by four layers of barriers, motion sensors & electronic surveillance. The walls are made of 4 foot thick granite lined with cement, steel & fireproof material. The foundation is 10-foot thick granite & the sealed windows are blast proof, fireproof & darkened. The front...

Door weighs 22 tons and can only be opened when several staffs enter their different combinations, only known to them. The entire location is surrounded by a US Army base to ward off intruders.

2. The White House, USA

A fortress with 147 bulletproof windows, 1,300 Secret Service agents, a constantly present SWAT team on the roof. Surface-to-air missile launchers are positioned across the city, ready to intercept any aircraft that's not from the US Air Force. The...

Perimeter is monitored by infrared cameras able to detect the slightest temperature change and alert security to any potential threats.

3. Area 51, Nevada

This top-secret Air Force place is guarded so well that no one can even come close, and even flying over it is strictly forbidden. What exactly is contained inside is a secret to the public. Many people claim it contains alien and their technologies

4. ADX Florence Prison, USA

It houses the most dangerous criminals in the US. There are 1,400 remote-controlled doors that can all close at an instant if the panic alarm is sounded. The security aims to keep convicts within the prison and also outsiders out

5. Korean Demilitarized Zone

It's the strip of land dividing North & South Korea. One of the most guarded borders in the world. The area is secured on both sides by chain-link barbed wire, razor wire and electric fences. Thousands of landmines and anti-tank mines are placed in.

6. Saddam Hussein's Bunker, Iraq

Located nearly 100ft underground, The building was designed to protect Saddam in the event of a military attack, withstand the blast of a nuclear bomb, and had room for about 50 people. the bunker was the epitome of security – three-ton Swiss-

-made doors, 5 foot thick walls, 6 foot thick reinforced concrete ceiling and two escape tunnels. It withstood several US attacks, including bunker busters and 20 cruise missiles. It's said that Saddam uses the tunnel above when he wants to get out of the bunker

7. Bold Lane Car Park, UK

This multi-story parking lot used to be one of the most notorious spots in UK but now one of the safest places in the world, You can’t get in unless you have a ticket indicating your exact parking spot. Once your car is parked, it is protected by mo...

Motion detectors and other alarms that will go off if someone messes with your car. If the alarm does go off, the whole place goes into lockdown mode.

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