SCP-3526 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-3526
Expected annual
$123.8M
One-time setup
$68.9M
Annual recurring
$121.4M
Personnel
76
One-time setup and contingency seed costs are large (~$69M) driven by emergency funds, equipment and covert infrastructure; annual recurring costs are dominated by personnel, infiltration placements, surge capacity, and influence/litigation budgets (~$121.4M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $68.9M
Emergency Contingency Seed $30.0M
[#19] Initial seed reserve to fund large-scale emergency operations (last-resort bribes, airlifts, mass amnestic campaigns).
Equipment $27.2M
[#3, #10, #16, #24] Global platform development hardware/software setup, rapid-response vehicles/aircraft capex, secure communications hardware setup, and major replacement pool (capital purchases).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.5M
[#7] A-class amnestic production/stockpile facility buildout and clandestine production setup.
Placement Setup $3.0M
[#4] Initial vetting/cover creation per placement for 120 regional infiltration placements.
Facilities $3.0M
[#9, #11, #30] Safehouse fit-out, training facility fit-out, and archive/setup physical fit-out.
Cover Orgs Setup $2.0M
[#13] Setup costs for front NGOs/academic centers and registration for initial pool of organizations.
Vetting Setup $200K
[#21] One-time vetting/polygraph/psychological evaluation setup for covert placements and operatives.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $121.4M/yr
Cover Story And Legal $38.2M/yr
[#5, #6, #13, #14, #23, #25, #29] Covert campaign funding and influence reserves, lobbying/PR retainers, maintenance of cover organizations, strategic litigation reserve, insurance/legal risk reserves, accounting/financial services fees, and public-safety cooperation grants.
Logistics And Transport $28.0M/yr
[#8, #10, #17, #19, #24, #26] Amnestic administration logistics (medical teams and venues), rapid-response unit operations, travel/charters, emergency-contingency top-ups, equipment loss reserve annual, and seasonal surge capacity funding.
Regional Infiltration Support $18.0M/yr
[#4] Ongoing salary subsidies, living expenses, and cover payroll for ~120 covert legislative placements worldwide.
Staff Wages $12.0M/yr
[#1, #2, #28, #25] Fully loaded costs for MTF Omicron-3 (40 personnel), 20 legal/legislative analysts, 8 senior program managers, and core accounting staff.
Intelligence Ops $6.0M/yr
[#12] HUMINT, informant payments, recruitment, and clandestine intelligence collection budgets.
Diplomatic Cover $6.0M/yr
[#27] Diplomatic cover payments and expense accounts to placate/co-opt foreign officials as needed.
Research And Monitoring $5.1M/yr
[#3, #15, #20, #18] Platform operations (monitoring, NLP/translation), public opinion research, legal/policy R&D and academic grants, and translation/local-law expertise.
Facilities Maintenance $2.4M/yr
[#9] Lease, security, utilities, and maintenance for 12 regional safehouses.
Supplies And Consumables $2.2M/yr
[#7, #22, #30] Amnestic replenishment/consumables, evidence/document handling and alteration budgets, and archive maintenance.
Secure Comms And Cybersecurity $2.0M/yr
[#16] Ongoing encrypted comms, hardened servers, cyber teams, and counter-surveillance operations.
Training Budget $1.2M/yr
[#11] Ongoing training and simulation budgets for infiltration tactics, amnestic administration, and disaster response exercises.
Psych Services $300K/yr
[#21] Ongoing mental health, EAP, debriefing, and secondary vetting for operatives.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $121.4M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with active global posture, routine monitoring, and no large-scale incidents.
no_major_breach routine_monitoring_and_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $129.4M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Localized legislative crisis requiring targeted amnestic administration, rapid deployments, and increased influence spending.
single_jurisdiction_bill_passage targeted_amnestic_administration surge_influence_spend
🚨 Major Breach $181.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$60.0M vs baseline
Simultaneous multi-jurisdiction legislative changes requiring large-scale amnestic campaigns, electoral interventions, and extensive diplomatic/equipment response.
multiple_parliaments_simultaneous large_scale_amnestic_operations electoral_interventions
👥 Personnel 76 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 40 [#1] Field operatives, medics and MTF Omicron-3 core (40 personnel @ ~$150k fully loaded).
Legal Analyst / Legislative Specialist 20 [#2] Full-time lawyers and statutory analysts (20 analysts @ ~$160k fully loaded).
Site Director / Executive Staff 8 [#28] Senior program managers, legal counsel and oversight (8 senior staff @ ~$250k fully loaded).
Administrative Staff / Accounting 8 [#25] Accounting, black-budget management and compliance staff (aggregate staffing included in recurring wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories, enabling mid-range estimates; however many line items are highly variable (covert campaign spend, contingency draws, surge needs) so uncertainty remains.
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