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SCP-2705 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2705
Expected annual
$126.5M
One-time setup
$445.5M
Annual recurring
$121.3M
Personnel
70
Initial capital outlay to build a dedicated gravimetric sensor network, deploy ocean nodes and establish secure facilities is approximately $445.5M one-time; annual operations and contingency reserves drive recurring costs of roughly $121.35M/yr, dominated by sensor maintenance, emergency response reserves and staff/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $445.5M
Equipment $292.5M
[#1, #2, #4, #16, #25] Procurement of high‑precision land gravimeters, ocean‑bottom nodes, optional satellite asset, tactical/confiscation equipment and initial comms hardware.
Extraordinary R&D Contingency $125.0M
[#30] Discretionary large R&D / intervention contingency fund for extraordinary experiments or interventions.
Disaster Logistics Stockpile $10.0M
[#19] Initial disaster logistics stockpile: tents, water purification, med kits, temporary power and staged vehicles.
Facilities $9.5M
[#5, #6] Secure data center retrofit and monitoring operations room buildout (facility/structural work).
Initial Deployment Vessel Time $7.5M
[#3] Vessel charter / initial deployment ship time for ocean node installation (one‑time ship days/ROV ops).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#13] Secure archives, redaction tools and forensic lab setup (ingest/redaction toolchain, chain‑of‑custody infrastructure).
Shell Company Setup $500K
[#21] Setup costs for shell companies and procurement obfuscation entities.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $121.3M/yr
Emergency Response Contingency Fund $37.5M/yr
[#18] Liquid reserve for disaster relief, evacuations, infrastructure repair and covert steering of civilian emergency response during 2705‑α events.
Facilities Maintenance $27.0M/yr
[#7, #8, #24] Sensor maintenance/calibration (10% of sensor capex), ocean maintenance cruises/ROV ops, remote node power/battery replacements.
Cover Story And Legal $15.5M/yr
[#20, #21, #26] PR/legal cover, shell company annual maintenance, insurance and legal liability reserves / hush contingency.
Staff Wages $11.1M/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #14] 24/7 operations staff (25 FTE), scientific research staff (15 FTE), cryptanalysis specialists (10 FTE), embedded positions salaries (20 embedded positions).
Replacement Contingency Fund $10.0M/yr
[#28] Technology refresh / smoothing fund for multi‑year sensor/compute/comms replacement.
Miscellaneous Overhead $8.0M/yr
[#29] Program management overhead: accounting, procurement staff, HR, utilities, audits and cover financial overhead.
Research And Monitoring $4.3M/yr
[#9, #12, #22, #23, #13] Data storage/bandwidth/operational compute, GPU/cluster time for cryptanalysis, high‑pressure/materials lab access, modeling/software licenses, secure archives operations.
Cyber Operations And Digital Obfuscation $3.0M/yr
[#15] Active cyber operations to alter/confiscate digital seismograms, tooling, analysts and operational budgets.
Supplies And Consumables $2.0M/yr
[#19] Replenishment of disaster logistics stockpile and routine consumables.
Logistics And Transport $1.7M/yr
[#17, #25] Tactical/confiscation teams operational costs (training, fuel, standby airlift) and secure communications service plans.
Personnel Clearance And Training $750K/yr
[#27] Background vetting, security clearances, training and exercises.
Embedded Assets Funding $500K/yr
[#14] Modest research funding and grants to maintain cover for embedded assets in civilian networks.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $121.3M/yr
79.0% probability / year
Routine year with no major 2705 incidents; normal monitoring, maintenance and cover operations.
routine_monitoring no_2705_events
🚨 Minor Incident $136.3M/yr
18.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
A 2705‑β transmission event requiring intensive cryptanalysis, targeted sensor recalibration and short‑term deployments; modest emergency/PR responses.
2705-β_event data_transmission_analysis targeted_sensor_recalibration
🚨 Major Breach $201.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$80.0M vs baseline
A 2705‑α event that induces volcanic/tectonic activity requiring large‑scale disaster response, major deployments and large contingency draws.
2705-α_event volcanism_or_tectonic_damage large_scale_evacuations
👥 Personnel 70 total
Role Count Notes
Operations Analyst / Technician 25 [#10] 24/7 monitoring, telemetry validation and ops support (25 FTE).
Research Scientist 15 [#11] Geophysics, seismology and gravimetry research staff (15 FTE).
Cryptanalysis / Linguist 10 [#12] Specialists analysing 2705‑β transmissions (10 FTE).
Embedded Assets / Cover Officers 20 [#14] Embedded personnel placed in civilian seismology networks (20 covered positions).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are detailed and many costs are standard (sensors, ships, staffing), so dollar estimates are reasonably grounded; however event frequency, optional satellite decisions and contingency drawdown timing introduce significant uncertainty.
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