Veliki Žep underground base (KUK-0)

Objekat Crna Rijeka –- Veliki Žep
KUK-0: Komunikacijsko U Komanda
Han Pijesak
Near Han Pijesak in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Site information
TypeCold War nuclear bunker / Command Center
CodeKUK-0 (- Official construction code name)
Owner Bosnia and Herzegovina
OperatorGovernment of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Controlled byMinistry of Defence of BiH
Open to
the public
No
ConditionSealed / Preserved
Construction Cost~ $1 billion (estimated value in late 1960's early 1970's currency)
Location
KUK-0
Location within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates44°04′21″N 19°00′44″E / 44.072521°N 19.012321°E / 44.072521; 19.012321
Area6,854 m2 (73,780 sq ft)
Site history
Built1950's–1968
Built forJosip Broz Tito and the General Staff of JNA
Built by Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
In use1969–1999 (active military secret)
MaterialsReinforced concrete, steel, and natural rock shielding
FatePreserved and sealed
Battles/warsCold War (Strategic deterrent) Bosnian War (Preserved from destruction)
Eventspossible hiding place in the 1990's and 2000's for the Serb leadership accused for war-crimes
Garrison information
GarrisonDesigned for 350 personnel

Objekat Crna Rijeka / Veliki Žep, code named KUK-0, is an underground military facility under the massif of Javor and its Veliki Žep peak, near Han Pijesak, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.