“Project Azorian (also called "Jennifer" by the press after its Top Secret Security Compartment)[2] was a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) project to recover the sunken Soviet submarine K-129 from the Pacific Ocean floor in 1974, using the purpose-built ship Hughes Glomar Explorer.[3][4] The 1968 sinking of K-129 occurred approximately 1,600 miles (2,600 km) northwest of Hawaii.[5] Project Azorian was one of the most complex, expensive, and secretive intelligence operations of the Cold War at a cost of about $800 million, or $4 billion today.

In addition to designing the recovery ship and its lifting cradle, the U.S. used concepts developed with Global Marine (see Project Mohole) that utilized their precision stability equipment to keep the ship nearly stationary above the target while lowering nearly three miles (4.8 km) of pipe. They worked with scientists to develop methods for preserving paper that had been underwater for years in hopes of being able to recover and read the submarine's codebooks. The reasons this project was undertaken probably[citation needed] included the recovery of an intact R-21 nuclear missile and cryptological documents and equipment.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Azorian

All these trillions spent on departments through out the years. Justified for the security of Americans, I presume.

Yet, here we are. China has still managed to become a massive threat and Isreal exerts unchecked influence over congress/ect. Both have strong connections to Russia.

How can the spending be justified? With a homogenous population, external threats would be painfully obvious on homesoil. No need for anything other than a strong ass military and local enforcement for citizenry.

The bloat in American spending is insane, yet there's no remorse for lack of results. Just more twisted agendas being shoved down the throat of the american people.

They built a whole ship to raise and store a submarine inside in secret….

They are literally stealing from the people and nothing is done about it and most people don't even realize it. Especially now, they are literally making up "threats" to justify more thievery. Billions and billions have already gone into big pharma pockets and now we're gearing up for billions more all over a virus barely more dangerous than the flu...

soviets were ahead of their time with the nuclear stuff..