A £9 million White House-style 'situation room' is to be built in the bowels of the Cabinet Office as a hub for the PM during emergencies.
Number 10 sources confirmed that the Government's integrated review into foreign and defence policy will announce the creation of a Situation Centre in Whitehall when it is revealed on March 16.
The Situation Centre - known in defence circles as SitCen - will act as the UK's equivalent of the White House Situation Room, where former president Barack Obama watched the raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
Due to be operational by the summer, it is likely to act as the Government's command centre during emergencies such as terror attacks and epidemics.
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