[There is a government building with a reinforced concrete basement in case of a nuclear war.]
There has to be somewhere to carry on government, even if everything else stops.
Why?
Well, government doesn't stop just because the country's been destroyed! I mean, annihilation’s bad enough without anarchy to make things even worse!
You mean you'd have a lot of rebellious cinders.
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