100 Nations Endorsing "Doomsday Vault" Filled With Millions Of Seeds To Revive Agriculture In Case Of Global Catastrophe...

Washington Post Rick Weiss June 19, 2006 at 10:58 AM

The high-security vault, almost half the length of a football field, will be carved into a mountain on a remote island above the Arctic Circle. If the looming fences, motion detectors and steel airlock doors are not disincentive enough for anyone hoping to breach the facility's concrete interior, the polar bears roaming outside should help.

The more than 100 nations that have collectively endorsed the vault's construction say it will be the most secure facility of its kind in the world. Given the stakes, they agree, nothing less would do.

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