What do WWII battles, ballistic missiles, and the deadly brown tree snake have in common?
One of the rumors suggested that mind-control experiments were being carried out, while others believed that the Reagan Administration was developing technology to control the climate and weather. The base, located in Poker Flats (pictured), supposedly shut down a couple of years ago.
Sources: (Washington Examiner) (NSA) (Wired)
Though it sounds like a conspiracy theory, the program was real. It started in 1953 and continued through the 1970s, but many believe the program is still being carried out. At least two Americans have died as a result of these experiments.
Located about 12 mi northeast of the infamous Area 51, little is known about the site, though the onsite Yucca Airstrip is used by both the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.
In 2017, the Washington Examiner reported that the submarine was flying a Jolly Roger, and speculated that the machinery was in the midst of some sort of espionage operation.
Also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), the reusable unmanned spacecraft began as a NASA project in 1999, and was transferred to the US Department of Defense in 2004. The problem is that not very many people know its purpose or what it’s being used for.
First launched in 2004, this nuclear-powered submarine is said to be involved in a secret mission to spy on North Korea.
Its website openly states the motto “if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.”
Officially the Intelligence Community Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative Data Center, the data storage facility located in the Utah desert supposedly spies on everything we do on the internet and on our phones.
Located in the Yucca Flat of the Nevada desert, the mile-long landing strip is speculated to be a base for testing sensors on a top secret fleet of drones.
One of the most shocking programs ever carried out by the CIA, the MKUltra was a series of illegal experiments on human subjects intended to identify and develop drugs and procedures to induce confession and the release of other information during interrogations through mind control techniques.
Unlike its neighbor, the test range has avoided linkage to extraterrestrial activity, thus the mystery surrounding the place is strictly in regards to military and government. The site is currently used for stockpiling nuclear weapons, reliability testing, research, and the development of fusing and firing systems.
However, journalist Kimberly Dozier (pictured) revealed in 2011 that the Joint Special Operations Command was hiding 20 prisons where Afghans were still being abused and tortured by the guards.
The US military has plenty of good reasons to keep its operations away from the general public. However, they've been known to make mistakes in the past, letting slip the dark side of their work and botching attempts to cover it up. In some cases, there is hard evidence that reveals horrifying secrets; in others, the public has used tidbits of leaked information to piece together theories.
Check out some of the areas and operations conducted by the US military that should have stayed a secret, and the conspiracy theories that many Americans believe.
Check out some of the areas and operations conducted by the US military that should have stayed a secret, and the conspiracy theories that many Americans believe.
Military secrets the US government doesn’t want you to know
From Area 51 to MKUltra
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The US military has plenty of good reasons to keep its operations away from the general public. However, they've been known to make mistakes in the past, letting slip the dark side of their work and botching attempts to cover it up. In some cases, there is hard evidence that reveals horrifying secrets; in others, the public has used tidbits of leaked information to piece together theories.
Check out some of the areas and operations conducted by the US military that should have stayed a secret, and the conspiracy theories that many Americans believe.