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 | |
| Type | Cold War nuclear bunker / Command Center |
| Code | KUK-0 (- Official construction code name) |
| Owner | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Operator | Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Controlled by | Ministry of Defence of BiH |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | Sealed / Preserved |
| Construction Cost | ~ $1 billion (estimated value in late 1960's early 1970's currency) |
| Location | |
KUK-0 Location within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Coordinates | 44°04′21″N 19°00′44″E / 44.072521°N 19.012321°E |
| Area | 6,854 m2 (73,780 sq ft) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1950's–1968 |
| Built for | Josip Broz Tito and the General Staff of JNA |
| Built by | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| In use | 1969–1999 (active military secret) |
| Materials | Reinforced concrete, steel, and natural rock shielding |
| Fate | Preserved and sealed |
| Battles/wars | Cold War (Strategic deterrent) Bosnian War (Preserved from destruction) |
| Events | possible hiding place in the 1990's and 2000's for the Serb leadership accused for war-crimes |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Designed 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.