Every house/apartment built between1968-2001 in Switzerland has a bomb shelter able to withstand a blast from a 50 megatonne explosion at a distance of 700 meters. I have read the Swiss have the highest ratio of shelter space to national population of any country.
With the cold war over and the added cost of constructing and stocking a bomb shelter, the rule was repealed. Now most bomb shelters have been converted to new spaces. Our apartment building has one (pictured). Wooden storage lockers were constructed inside (one for each tenant) - and serve dual purposes. For emergencies, ours has the emergency blankets for all of the building. They also make nice ski lockers and storage bins for Swiss who have gone 'ubershopping' at a Costco-like store across the border in Germany. I personally think that a wine cellar makes the most sense for new uses.
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