Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself - While the Rest of Us Die

Every day in Washington, DC, the blue-and-gold first Helicopter Squadron, codenamed “MUSSEL,” flies over the Potomac River. As obvious as the Presidential motorcade, most people assume the squadron is a travel perk for VIPs. They’re only half right: while the helicopters do provide transport, the unit exists to evacuate high-ranking officials in the event of a terrorist or nuclear attack on the capital. In the event of an attack, select officials would be whisked by helicopters to a ring of secret bunkers around Washington, even as ordinary citizens were left to fend for themselves.

This is the eye-opening true story of the government's secret plans to survive and rebuild after a catastrophic attack on U.S. soil - a narrative that spans from the dawn of the nuclear age to today.