“It
is ironic that the U.S. would begin a devastating war, allegedly in
search of weapons of mass destruction, when the most worrisome
developments in this field are occurring in your own backyard. It is
ironic that the U.S. should be fighting monstrously expensive wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan, allegedly to bring democracy to those countries,
when it itself can no longer claim to be called a democracy, when
trillions, and I mean thousands of billions of dollars have been spent
on projects about which both the Congress and the Commander
in Chief have been kept deliberately in the dark.” – Paul Hellyer (Former Canadian Defence Minister)
It was only three years ago (2013) that the Central Intelligence Agency finally admitted
to the existence of Area 51. Although it didn’t ‘officially’ exist
before the CIA made this admission, it was pretty clear that something
secretive was going on in the Nevada desert. That secretive something
would be the testing of secret aircraft and technology that the public
has absolutely no idea about. Take for example the U.S. air strike
against Libya in 1996. An f-111 jet was used, which had been operational
since 1983, but its existence was still kept secret for a number of
years after.
These programs are referred to as Special Access Programs (SAP), and they are funded from what’s known as the ‘Black Budget.‘
From these we have unacknowledged and waived SAPs. These programs do
not exist publicly, but they do indeed exist. They are better known as
‘deep black programs.’ A 1997 US Senate report described them as “so sensitive that they are exempt from standard reporting requirements to the Congress.”
It’s also important to mention that the
United States has a history of government agencies existing in secret.
The National Security Agency (NSA) was founded in 1952 but its existence
was hidden until the mid 1960’s. Even more secretive is the National
Reconnaissance Office, which was founded in 1960 but remained completely
concealed for 30 years.
Under-Ocean & In Bottom Military Bases
Research into and discussions
of under-ocean and in-bottom military bases began decades ago. For
example, in 1968 the Stanford Research Institute discussed the
construction of dozens of undersea bases. The study was titled
“Feasibility of Manned In-Botton Bases.” It’s important to show you the
abstract here, because it clearly reveals what the military-industrial
complex was considering, and what they could do within their
technological reach at the time — more than four decades ago.
*I obtained this abstract from the source listed below, if you would like to see it yourself, you can find it HERE.
Abstract:
The
construction of thirty manned in-bottom bases within the ocean floors is
technically and economically feasible. However, it will be necessary to
establish some successive types of experimental facilities before a
full construction program can be started. This could take 15 years. The
major technology for a land-linked station in-bottom is established now;
only adaptations are needed. The remaining experimental phases will
require further development of equipment and techniques applicable to
remote sea access. There are useful assignments for a succession of
three experimental stations other than advancing in-bottom construction
techniques. Science and engineering concerned with the oceans and their
resources will be furthered and military tests of undersea base
functions complimenting deeper operations can be accomplished. The costs
of the experimental phase, called here a demonstration program, can be
surprisingly modest: approximately one half-billion dollars, spent over
15 years.
A
distinction between in-bottom bases and on-bottom facilities is made in
the numbers of men enclosed. and the depth of water, wherein areas of
one-atmosphere space can be created in-bottom, and on-bottom facilities
is made in the numbers of men enclosed and the depth of water, wherein
areas of one atmosphere space can be created in-bottom at such low costs
the ingress system can be amortized if the space required is reasonably
large. Economics thus can dictate choice between the two types; even
so, some on-bottom facilities will be needed to aid the construction of
remote in-bottom facilities.
Presently,
establishing an in-bottom facility and building upon this will present
fewer technical difficulties that do the submersibles which would
support it and use it. Subsequent to the completion of the third phase
of a demonstration program, which would be a remote, deep water station,
and the evaluation of it, a multiple base program, could
be implemented. The cost of such a base program would be about $2.7
billion for construction of a number of bases (assumed at 30).
So, do these bases exist today without question? I think they do, just like Area 51 existed without question.
In 1987 Deputy Director of Engineering
and Construction for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lloyd A.
Duscha, gave a speech at an engineering conference titled “Underground
Facilities for Defense – Experience and Lessons.” In the first paragraph
of his speech he states the following:
After World War II, political and economic factors changed the underground construction picture and caused a renewed interest to “think underground.” As a result of this interest, the Corps of Engineers became involved in the design and construction of some very complex and interesting military projects. Although the conference program indicates the topic to be “Underground Facilities for Defense – Experience and Lessons,” I must deviate a little because several of the most interesting facilities that have been designed and constructed by the Corps are classified. (Lloyd A. Duscha, “Underground Facilities for Defense – Experience and Lessons,” in Tunneling and Underground Transport: Future Developments in Technology. Economics and Policy, ed. F.P. Davidson (New York: Elsevier Science Publishing Company, Inc., 1987, pp. 109-113.)
He
then went into a discussion of the Corps’ involvement in the 1960’s in
the construction of the large and elaborate NORAD base buried deep
beneath Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado. This is just a public statement,
but you will not find a more significant public admission of secret,
underground bases than this one. Such speeches are not the only evidence
available, however. There also exist documents obtained by researchers
through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that shed more light on
the subject, and clearly outline plans for the contraction of
underground facilities.
Another great example of in-bottom bases
deep underneath the ocean floor comes from William B. McLean, who was
the inventor of the Sidewinder air-to-air missile and former Technical
Director of the China Lake Naval Naval Ordnance Test Center (NOTS). He
was also the Technical Director of the U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare
Center in San Diego. McLean made some comments to John Newbauer, who at
the time was the Editor-in-Chief of Astronautics and Aeronautics, stating
that these plants and projects were already in development. (“A Bedrock
View of Ocean Engineering,” Interview of William B. Mclean by A/A
Editor-in-Chief John Newbauer, Astronautics and Aeronautics (April 1969): 30-36.)
This was in 1969, but keep in mind that
the abstract above is from 1968, meaning that these constructions could
have been under development before, or shortly after this publication.
What Do These Facilities Look Like?
Walter Koerschner, who was an
illustrator for the United States Navy’s Rock-site team during the
1960’s, contacted Richard Sauder, Ph.D, who has researched this topic
extensively. This was at the time when the Navy had plans for
technically complex and very large buried manned bases beneath the ocean
floor.
His background is verified, documents like this, or a simple google search of Waters name along side “US Navy” or “US Navy Illustrator” would suffice.
He contacted Dr. Sauder to provide him
with some of the original illustrations he had done for this project,
and they are very telling. Dr. Sauder, in his book Hidden In Plain Sight, provides
these illustrations and goes into detailing regarding the science and
engineering behind these projects. It is quite fascinating and I
recommend you check him out if you are interested in learning more.
Here is an excerpt and picture from the book:
This
‘racetrack’ facility – also called the ‘Nautilus Concept’ – that can
dock three submarines at a time, with an adjoining sister facility that
also can handle multiple submarines. The picture is virtually
self-explanatory. Large submarines are hundreds of feet long, so the
dimensions of a facility such as shown here would have to be very large.
The central docking area might be more than a thousand feet long and
easily more than a hundred feet in diameter. The living quarters would
obviously have to accommodate hundreds of crew members in some degree of
creature comfort.
The book has many other illustrations from Koerschner, but unfortunately I cannot seem to find any more online.
It Doesn’t End With Area 51
There are also known underground
facilities in existence. Take for example the Swedish underground
military facility at Musko. It’s a large naval base built underneath a
mountain. The hospital alone within this facility holds over 1,000 beds.
Musko engineers blasted out 1,500,000 cubic meters of stone in order to
build it
The world’s most prominent researcher on
Underground Military Facilities (in my opinion), Richard Sauder, Ph.D,
told of an interesting story in his book Hidden In Plain Sight that I’d like to share with you:
As it
happens, after giving a public talk a couple of years ago, I was
approached by a man who had been a uniformed member of the United States
Navy. We chatted for a while and when he mentioned that he had spent
some time at China Lake my ears perked up. I asked him if there was an
underground facility at China Lake. He said that indeed there is, and
that it is impressively large and deep. I asked him if he had ever been
in it, and he said that he had, though not to the deepest levels. I
asked him how deep the deepest part extended. He looked at me soberly
and said very quietly, “It goes one mile deep.” I then asked him what
the underground base contains. He replied, ‘Weapons.’ I responded, “What
sort of weaponry?” And he answered without pausing, “Weapons more
powerful than nuclear weapons.”
There are documents available which
expose a deep underground command center that was to be built far below
regions such as Washington, D.C. and China Lake, California during the
Cold War. Documents show that in 1964 the military was considering
building a huge underground cavity 4,000 feet deep beneath China Lake,
and it’s well known that the United States and the Soviet Union created a
vast infrastructure to support a complex of offensive and defensive
weapons during the Cold War. This infrastructure included sites and
facilities for developing, testing, storing, and manufacturing weapons.
There was also a host of communication and command centres.
The very
first TOP SECRET memo on the subject was issued by Robert McNamara on
November 7th, 1963 from the office of the Secretary of Defense. A second
memo was issued on the same day concerning a proposed Deep Underground
National Command Center that would be approximately 3,500 feet beneath
Washington. The memo also mentioned elevator shafts below the State
Department and White House that would descend to 3,500 feet, with high
speed, horizontal tunnel transport to the main facility. And this was
way back in the 60’s. Imagine what technological feats we are capable of
now.
A World Of Transparency is required if our race is to evolve out of our infancy. Maybe one day, everything will come to light.
Source:
Sauder, Richard. Hidden In Plain Sight, Beyond the X-Files. Keyhole Publishing Company. March 2010.
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