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Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by ellarry(m): 11:52am On Nov 27, 2014 |
Governments, banks, corporations, criminals, wealthy individuals and rogue political groups all have a need to protect valuable goods or information. When it comes to protecting what’s close to them, these organisations spare no expense on building the most robust vaults. Our list features extreme locations, bomb proof doors, guards with marksmanship training and metre thick steel reinforced concrete walls. #6 – Bank Of England Gold Vault The Bank Of England Gold Vault holds more than 4,600 tons of gold within bombproof walls. The vault doors can only be accessed with voice recognition and other complex security features. The vaults wall were considered so secure that the banks staff sheltered from bombs in this vault during World War II. #5 – Antwerp Diamond Center Antwerp, Belgium is home to one of the most impressive diamond vaults in the world. The vault was built in a collaboration between 1500 diamond merchants and is fitted with state of the art technology. Heat detectors, magnetic fields, a 3 ton door and lock with 100 million possible combinations are just some of the defence systems in place. Despite these extreme security measures,thieves somehow broke in and stole $100 million worth of diamonds in 2003. They set off no alarms and the break in was not discovered until the next morning when officials arrived at the Diamond Center. #4 – The Pionen Bunker The Pionen Bunker is home to WikiLeaks, the famous whistle-blower news agency founded by Julian Assange. The bunker is housed in a former civil defence center in White Mountain in Stockholm. The bunker is only accessible by one tunnel and capable of withstanding a hydrogen bomb. #3 – The Doomsday Seed Vault The Doomsday Seed Vault has been designed not to store gold or money but instead holds a wide variety of plant seeds. The idea is that in the event of a natural or man made disaster humanity can preserve crop diversity and always generate a source of food no matter what happens. To try and increase the chances of survival the compound is located in one of the remotest places on the planet – a desolate rock island in the Arctic Circle, with the vault is situated inside an old copper mine. On top of the remote location the seed safe is armed with with blast-proof doors, motion sensors, airlocks, and one meter thick steel reinforced concrete walls. #2 – Federal Reserve Bank of New York The Federal Reserve Bank in New York holds around 25% of the world’s gold, the bank is so large it takes over an entire city block. As you can imagine with so much at stake security is extremely tight. The vault is located eighty feet below street level and about fifty feet below sea level. If you want a crack at it you’ll first have to get past the patrolling armed officers with marksmanship training. #1 – Fort Knox Fort Knox aka The US Bullion Depository is one most highly secured vaults in existence. The fort is home to thousands of tons of gold and historic items such as the US Declaration of Independence. Despite the heavily guarded and fortified facility the real star is the gold vault underneath the building. Guarded by a 22 ton blast proof door and a secret code that is divided by ten people. Source:www.uncoverdiscover.com/facts/top-6-guarded-vaults-in-the-world/fort-knox/ 2 Likes
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Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by rawpadgin(m): 1:03pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
unless God watches over us, the watchman watcheth in vain as long as it was built by man, man can always penetrate it 70% of those England gold was stolen from us 10 Likes |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by Profcamsey(m): 2:01pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
STC ^^^^ Were you there when they were stealing it? Ur mouth no go kill you. 4 Likes |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by holatin(m): 2:22pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
jugnu will infiltrate any of that 1 Like |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by ERCROSS(m): 2:39pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
This is wonderful.... Men guarding things frm men... 1 Like |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by adextetoo(m): 2:42pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Where will you put our politicians belly it is heavily guarded with our treasury |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by Udeme288(m): 4:43pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
. 1 Like |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by 100Cents: 5:18pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
I just have to comment. Since we talking money... 1 Like |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by akinsadeez(m): 5:39pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
wow. All it takes is a group of people with brains and meticulous painstaking planning to rob any of those vaults. 1 Like |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by Electronzeez(m): 6:03pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
We need no vault in nigeria, that is a total waste of time,imagine a nigera politician trying to access his vault for 30 minute damn! |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by Adesam09(m): 6:43pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Ok |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by Nobody: 7:15pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Our politicians pocket. |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by armadeo(m): 7:35pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
holatin: U rep bside. One man says "we" are the jugunu bring your phones belts and tell mark to bring that new shoe he was wearing today. If not ***Scratches machete against the burglary proof*** |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by ejiro2130(m): 7:39pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
rawpadgin: Who and who are us?? The list won't be complete without fort knox but seriously I doubt ders any serious gold reserve there, the last gold audit in Fort knox was Done over 50 yrs ago, America just hyping it for nothing |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by adioolayi(m): 7:41pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Where is "Tom Cruse"...These mission seems impossible... 2 Likes |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by holatin(m): 7:47pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
armadeo:na India jugnu I dey talk oooo |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by hatux: 7:55pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
'Em no fit catch air nah... |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by addictiv(m): 9:07pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Dawn. ..you go fear heist. |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by temmyt20(m): 9:28pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
i dey come.....where is sherlock holmes, and iron man......come ooo, i need ur help |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by 30secs(m): 9:34pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Nigerians sha!! Why e be say na to rob the vaults be the first thing wey come una mind? But the story of who rob those vaults go sweet sha 1 Like |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by RoyalPriesthuud(m): 9:51pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Nice write-up. But do we have any gold/diamond treasury vault in Nigeria? That will be the easiest to break into am sure |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by adexsimply(m): 10:28pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by Nobody: 10:37pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Ok. |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by Waspy(m): 10:52pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Educative and Interesting |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by kolidave: 10:59pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Just in case |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by alotofgrace(m): 6:29am On Nov 28, 2014 |
working on ma yoga invincible skills |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by Phemmy99(m): 6:53am On Nov 28, 2014 |
As long as the vault is designed by a mortal,it might be penetrable.. |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by wheesin(m): 7:23am On Nov 28, 2014 |
how i wish i could teleport...all this gra gra would be a waste of time... |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by omowolewa: 7:52am On Nov 28, 2014 |
Baba Lakio's Village Nasarawa. |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by kingopta(m): 8:21am On Nov 28, 2014 |
Nice.... But in your post, one the vaults was penetrated, so who says others can't?...It just takes planning and technique that's all..as long as it has a code or combination 1 Like |
Re: Top 6 Guarded Vaults In The World by BlackSEER(m): 8:32am On Nov 28, 2014 |
Nothing is save under the earth.man built it,man can still 'unbuild' it 1 Like |
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