A Briton bought a bunker, and now he has the safest job (6 photos)
Mike Parrish, 77, owns the Kelvedon Hatch nuclear bunker in Essex. The former government stronghold was built on the eve of the Cold War and is capable of withstanding a 125 kiloton bomb dropped from up to half a mile away. It has now become a holiday destination for history buffs and 'dark tourists'. But for Mike, his family and a small group of select friends, it remains their only chance of survival in the event of World War III. 
It's been 73 years since the bunker was opened under a shroud of state secrecy.
In an interview with The Daily Star Sunday, Mike explained who he would let into the shelter in case of a threat: “It’s like with guests at a wedding. First of all, I’ll invite my family members, and then friends and acquaintances.” 
After talking to visitors to the bunker, Mike learned that in the event of a nuclear strike on Britain, many would prefer a quick death.
The pensioner said: “Not everyone is like, ‘I’m going to crawl under the kitchen table and survive.’ Many people understand that the chances are minimal.”
‘Think about Chernobyl, we’re still feeling the effects of that 30 years on.’ 
After the outpost was closed in 1992, Mike, whose family had been farmers for five generations, began painstakingly collecting authentic equipment and furnishings. And he turned the three-storey underground labyrinth into a museum. Visitors are told how Downing Street officials and a small group of civil servants would have had to rebuild the country after a nuclear strike.
However, if everything is left as it was in the 1960s, life will become very uncomfortable for Mike and his guests, especially if they have to spend decades underground. 
