Headquarters of the United Nations the building is vaporised by Dreyfus with a doomsday device. The final Roadblock of the 21st season of the American version of "The Amazing Race" also took place inside the gates of this building and had teams associating national flags with the different "hellos" and "goodbyes" they heard during the race. In the first issue of "Atomic War!" published in November 1952, New York City is hit with a Soviet atomic bomb in 1960, the Headquarters of the United Nations. the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building are all shown collapsing during the bombing of the city. The building is
Headquarters of the United Nations the complex opened in 1950, were expected to take about 7 years to complete. When completed the complex is also expected to be more energy efficient and have improved security. A temporary $140 million "North Lawn Building" was built to house the United Nations' "critical operations" while renovations proceeded. Work began on May 5, 2008, but the project was delayed for a while. By 2009 the cost of the work had risen from $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion with some estimates saying it would take up to $3 billion. Officials hoped the renovated buildings would achieve a LEED Silver rating.