SCP-2326
Keter
?
low confidence
SCP-2326
Expected annual
$2.2B
One-time setup
$415.3M
Annual recurring
$1.6B
Personnel
560
One-time setup and restoration costs are estimated at ~$415M driven by missile inventory, radar/equipment upgrades, research restoration and minimal COG hardening; recurring annual costs are large (~$1.56B/yr) driven primarily by interceptor squadron operations, fuel/air operations, large contingency/reserve allocations, covert/liaison budgets and administrative overhead.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $415.3M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.6B/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.6B/yr
Normal year with no major incidents; routine detection/interception posture, maintenance, reserves and covert operations funded as above.
no 2326-Tango escalation
no major missile expenditures
no large remediation events
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Minor Incident
$1.7B/yr
One or more 2326-Tango events occur and are intercepted with ordnance and salvage required; limited political fallout managed covertly.
interceptor ordnance expended
salvage/recovery required
small legal/cover payouts
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Major Breach
$4.3B/yr
A localized nuclear detonation or major crash with significant radiological contamination requiring large remediation, emergency response and international payouts.
localized nuclear detonation
major urban contamination
large salvage and remediation operations
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Xk Class Escalation
$51.6B/yr
Single event escalates into an XK-class geopolitical/nuclear conflict requiring national-level reconstruction, open warfare mitigation and massive contingency spending.
single strike triggers large-scale escalation
national-level conflict or nuclear exchange
massive international remediation and reconstruction
Personnel
560 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Interceptor Pilots & Aircrew | 150 | [#5, #6] Pilots and weapons officers for squadron detachments; count based on required aircrew for multiple squadrons and detachments (fully-loaded pay modeled in staff_wages). |
| Maintenance Technicians & Ground Crew | 200 | [#5, #6] Aircraft and ground systems maintainers and technicians supporting interceptor detachments and AWACS/tanker taskings. |
| Radar Operators & Technicians | 80 | [#3, #4] 24/7 operators and technicians across multiple radar/fusion sites. |
| Research Scientists & Engineers | 60 | [#14, #21] Aeronautical engineers, avionics, signals analysts and restoration staff working on SCP-2326-2 and related research. |
| Nuclear Ordnance Specialists & Radiological Staff | 30 | [#13] Specialists to handle, monitor and dismantle tactical nuclear devices and run radiological labs. |
| Administrative & Legal/Covert Support | 40 | [#16, #18, #19, #30] Finance, procurement, legal, covert liaison and administrative staff to run cover stories, manage black budgets and procurement channels. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates use wide analyst ranges and many political/operational variables (number of maintained squadrons, depth of COG posture, unknown frequency of 2326-Tango events). The anomalous nature and poorly constrained event probabilities produce low confidence; figures should be treated as order-of-magnitude planning estimates.