Man claims he has found Nazi nukes in Germany

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Man claims he has found Nazi nukes in Germany
Elizabeth Armstong Moore -Newser
Fox News
May 20, 2016
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/05/20/man-claims-has-found-nazi-nukes-in-germany.html

A Nazi gold train. The Amber Room. Claims of legendary Nazi-era finds have been surfacing of late—and, it's worth noting, not panning out—and Nazi nukes now join that list.

In what it describes as a "fantastical" claim, the Local reports retired mechanical engineer and amateur historian Peter Lohr believes nuclear material has been housed in a large subterranean chamber near Chemnitz, Germany, for 71 years.

That worries the 70-year-old, who suspects that when the metal decays "a second Chernobyl" will follow, reports the German tabloid Bild. Using ground-penetrating radar, Lohr has for years been investigating a network of Nazi tunnels built by those held at the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Now that he's been able to use 3D modeling software, he says he has discovered an underground chamber containing five large metal objects. The shape of two of them, according to Lohr, echoes that of nuclear bombs.

Not everyone is concerned; treasure hunters and historians alike have been on the hunt for similar artifacts from WWII for decades, and historians generally agree that no evidence of nuclear success exists; the Local cites one historian who points out that Joseph Goebbels, "Hitler’s closest confidant," made no reference to a bomb in his diary.

But the Telegraph reports there has been a lot of speculation regarding the tunnels' purpose, which has remained elusive—perhaps it was a weapons test site, or a planned hiding place for Nazi leaders.

Either way, Lohr says the authorities aren't taking his find seriously: "They just told me that I’m not allowed to continue my research anymore."


This article originally appeared on Newser: German Man Claims 'Fantastical' Find: Nazi Nukes

I think the idea that these are nukes is silly, but what did he find and why was he told to stop investigating? Are they worried they might be containers of other weapons of mass destruction?

[Wingnut]

Couple of Red Flags of the top of my head... Karl-Marx-Stadt/Chemnitz  became part of East Germany after the war. If there was anything to this Stalin and the Russians would have carted anything and everything to do with a NAZI nuke program back to mother Russia. 

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Good point.
It would also be interesting to find out why this is buried and he is using ground pentrating radar. Tunnels usually have an opening somewhere.

Knowing my luck, if this were my project it'd turn out to be a septic tank or something.

[Wingnut]

Good point.
It would also be interesting to find out why this is buried and he is using ground pentrating radar. Tunnels usually have an opening somewhere.

Knowing my luck, if this were my project it'd turn out to be a septic tank or something.

Just to be safe...I wouldn't involve Geraldo Rivera.