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‘Panic industry’ booms as more Americans fortify their homes

Season 2025 Episode 166 | 5m 25s

Bomb shelters, secret passageways, gun rooms and flammable moats may sound like the stuff of Hollywood. But today across the country, they’re part of plans people are making to protect themselves against the worst. That’s according to a recent report in The New York Times Magazine. Ali Rogin speaks with the publication’s contributing photo editor Coralie Kraft for more.

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