The bunker was Scotland's first line of defence against the threat of a nuclear attack and is buried 100ft below Corstorphine Hill and sits behind 10ft of reinforced concrete and tank-metal blast doors. Thankfully, the USSR-instigated thermonuclear war the West feared never came, and Edinburgh's bunker remained unused. READ MORE - Great British Menu: Edinburgh chef's dish slammed by viewers as 'not on brief' With families in Ukraine divided between fleeing the city or making the brave decision to stay behind and join forces with the military, it reminds us of the era when Edinburgh too was threatened by the possibility of a Russian attack between 1946-1982. Edinburgh's own Cold War nuclear bunker, built in the 1950s will soon open to the public after plans to transform the abandoned shelter were approved by Edinburgh City Council.
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