Talk:Mount Weather/@comment-24670104-20160830171417/@comment-120.151.33.24-20170829014615

The self destruct concept is crazy... HOWEVER, you never leave an enemey a stronghold intact. That is one of the few crazy things we have learnt from war. Tanks are blown up if they are damaged beyond field repair, and are unable to be recovered / protected from enemy capture. Bunkers are the same. If soldiers abandond a bunker, they will blow it up to prevent it from being captured.

In a way, the last mountain man, is simply following orders.

Star trek has a similar self destruct. If there is a chance their ship will be lost or captured, they will self destruct. The last human on the ship, their final orders would be to ensure the ship is destroyed or die trying.