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United States Civil Defense Corporation (USCDC) is a defense corporation which won the federal government contracts to design and implement a network of bunkers known as these bunkers were designed to protect the population of the United States in case of any nuclear holocausts, hurricanes, tornados, strong radiations spreads, and sometimes strong pandemics at homes.

The corporation was established in January 2, 1950 after the formation of United States Civil Defense in 1949.

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America's preeminent nuclear defense corporation existed as early as 1947 after World War II, when it acquired and re-branded Morgantown's local college as Civil Defense University, with some of their top executives and scientists either teaching or graduating from there. This investment in cadre would pay off in the early 1950s: When the Cold War took place, the United States (USA) and Soviet Union (USSR) begins to development nuclear missiles throughout the country. This massive national defense endeavor was intended to create shelters that would protect the population in the event of a nuclear war. Vault-Tec was prepared for such an eventuality. Following the success of its demonstration Vault, built near their headquarters in Washington D.C. nearby, the company won the bid for the construction of the shelters.

The impoverished government financed the project with junk bonds and even then, only commissioned 122 of these shelters nationwide, allowing less than 0.1% of the population to save their life in the event of the holocaust. Civil 13's budget was $400 billion dollars, and by the end of its construction the total costs reached $645 billion, well over 150% of the initial figure. The staggering cost was further increased by the circumstances: As crucial elements of national defense, much of the project was classified and protected under the New Amended Espionage Act, and the corporation received broad privileges in enforcing security, up to and including authorization for its private security to use lethal force if Vaults are activated. Lack of oversight led to consistent mismanagement, corruption, and embezzlement defining Project Safehouse, even before taking the atrocious shelter experiments into account. Yet for all these problems, Civil Defense was able to create a number of cutting edge technologies and develop shelters that legitimately protected the inhabitants.

Some of these miracles manifested as breakthroughs in construction technology, allowing for these gargantuan bunkers to be constructed at a rapid pace. Most were completed by 1961, although the construction of several Vaults was delayed, particularly Civil 13 (which only started construction in August 1961) and the network surrounding Washington, D.C.