Inside the $350 million missile silo that could become a data center
THE SO WHAT
When missile silos and abandoned mines are being repriced as $350M data center shells, compute has become a strategic asset class, not a line item. Site selection, security posture, and power access are now board-level questions for any AI-heavy roadmap.
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