A merkhav mugan is a reinforced security room built to protect against high impact projectiles and chemical weapons, with reinforced concrete walls and ceiling, floors twenty to thirty centimetres thick, and airtight steel doors and windows. Israeli law requires every new building to include one, and a single merkhav mugan can serve one apartment or several units within a residential, office or other building. The room is considered preferable to a public bomb shelter in situations where residents would not have enough warning time to reach a shelter some distance away.
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Building TypeReinforced security room 1 Classification
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1. Wikipedia: Merkhav Mugan
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is a reinforced security room offering protection against high impact projectiles and chemical weapons
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required in all new buildings by Israeli law
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It is deemed preferable to a public bomb shelter, known as a "miklat" (Hebrew: מקלט, lit. 'shelter'), when the warning time is too short for residents to reach a shelter, which may be located some distance away.
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