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US has $21 trillion underground city for rich to hide in the event of ‘near-extinction'
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Published 17:02 6 May 2025 GMT+1

US has $21 trillion underground city for rich to hide in the event of ‘near-extinction'

The 'underground city' allegation was made by the ex assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development under president George H.W. Bush

Anish Vij

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A former public official has claimed that the US government has secretly built a $21 trillion underground city for the worst-case scenario.

With the tariff battle between America and China, the Ukraine-Russia war, as well as the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, a third world war isn't beyond the realms of possibility.

From a US point of view, however, Catherine Austin Fitts says they've been planning for the event of disaster for a long time.

The 74-year-old was once the United States Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the Presidency of George H.W. Bush from 1989 to 1990.

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She made the shock claim on Tucker Carlson’s podcast that America has $21 trillion in 'unauthorised spending' between 1998 to 2017, citing a 2017 report by Michigan State University economist Mark Skidmore.

The 'underground city' allegation was made by the ex assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development under president George H.W. Bush (Getty Stock Images)
The 'underground city' allegation was made by the ex assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development under president George H.W. Bush (Getty Stock Images)

"Given the Army’s $122 billion budget, that meant unsupported adjustments were 54 times spending authorised by Congress," she told the former Fox News host.

"Typically, such adjustments in public budgets are only a small fraction of authorised spending."

After years investigating where the money went, Fitts has estimated that 170 secret underground bases have been built across the US.

A former public official has claimed that the US government has secretly built a $21 trillion underground city for the worst-case scenario (Getty Stock Images)
A former public official has claimed that the US government has secretly built a $21 trillion underground city for the worst-case scenario (Getty Stock Images)

“One of the things I’ve looked at in the process of looking at where all this money is going is the underground base, city infrastructure, and transportation system that’s been built,” she said.

“We have built an extraordinary number of underground bases and, supposedly, transportation systems.”

Whilst Fitts claimed that there are bases located below oceans, she doesn't know exactly where they are.

After years investigating where the money went, Fitts has estimated that 170 secret underground bases have been built across the US (Getty Stock Images)
After years investigating where the money went, Fitts has estimated that 170 secret underground bases have been built across the US (Getty Stock Images)

The main purpose of the bunkers, she said, would be in a 'near-extinction event,' or if the government were to carry out 'secret' projects.

"For example, if you're doing a secret space program, you need to platform it from things that can't be seen," she added.

"But I think if you're worried about a near extinction event, you know."

"I don't know if you ever saw, Washington Post did a project, it was in 2010 or 12, called 'Top Secret America,'" Fitts continued.

"And one of the reporters, it was a team of two reporters, one of them put together a database of all the different top secret installations that had been built in the country, including since the Patriot Act.

"And what you saw was just this explosion of money in building so many both underground and above ground facilities."

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Topics: US News, World News, Politics, Russia

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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