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The History of Fake Towns.

Stuff You Should Know

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The Last Kind of Fake City

There is a missile in an underground silo still there. In the 60s, the US built two different fake towns on military bases. They were used to train local police officers or law enforcement for violent protests. As we'll see later, they have also been used by today's police forces.

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