An enormous building standing in the midst of the wasteland comes into sight, seen through the window.
MISATO (p.d.):“...There was no reason...”
It might certainly be considered ostentatious to put a big, attention-grabbing display complex in a place like this. You could certainly speculate that the JA guys chose this place for some sort of political posturing, perhaps to allude to the insufficiency of past measures or play themselves up as the heroes who want to prevent a repeat disaster.