SCP-5935 — SCP-5935 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5935 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-5935

Expected annual

$117.5M

One-time setup

$1.9B

Annual recurring

$111.0M

Personnel

122

Initial capital and reserves are large: approximately $1.9 billion in one-time procurement, buildout and strategic reserves driven by emergency strike capability, ships, UAV fleet and hardened C2 infrastructure. Recurring annual costs are dominated by personnel, vessel/UAV operations, satellite access and emergency readiness at roughly $111M–$115M/year depending on incident risk.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9B

Catastrophic Mitigation Reserve $1.0B

[#25] Strategic reserve for global-level mitigation scenarios (mass relocation/quarantine, weapons of last resort); policy-level, multi-hundred-million to multi-billion bucket.

Equipment $524.0M

[#4, #5, #7, #8, #12, #15] MTF kit & weapons (#4), UAV fleet purchase & ground systems (#5), offshore vessels/refits (#7), automated perimeter systems (#8), emergency breach delivery/weapon systems (#12), secure comms hardware (#15).

Contingency Reserve $175.0M

[#21] Recommended liquid contingency reserve for emergency interventions, bribery escalations, and rapid global actions.

Facilities $80.0M

[#1] Hardened clandestine C2 facility construction (EMP/hardening, SCIFs, berthing, redundant power) — mid-range estimate.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $70.0M

[#10, #11, #17, #23] Sensor R&D prototyping (#10), secure lab buildout & initial scientific equipment (#11), perimeter sensor buoy deployment (#17), modeling & simulation campaign setup (#23).

Expedition Outfitting $50.0M

[#24] Outfitting cost for a single high-risk expeditionary company (reality anchors, shielded vehicles, life support); per-expedition capital; included as funded option.

Cover And Legal Setup $3.0M

[#13] Initial legal/PR setup, cover-story establishment, initial diplomatic/agency engagement costs.

Front Companies Setup $2.8M

[#14] Setup costs for front companies, shell corporations and media operations for procurement and plausible deniability.

Communications Blackout Setup $1.1M

[#22] Setup of rapid-response PR/blackout templates, crisis communications team initial retainer and tooling.

Medical Setup $600K

[#18] Initial medical/psychological program setup, quarantine/forensics equipment for memetic/clinical screening.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $111.0M/yr

Logistics And Transport $22.5M/yr

[#5, #7, #19] UAV operations & maintenance crews, ship operations/fuel/crew, forward logistics/tender support.

Staff Wages $18.2M/yr

[#2, #3, #11, #16] 24/7 operations staff (~32 @ $120k), MTF Alpha-1 personnel (~50 @ $150k), core research team salaries (15 researchers @ avg fully-burdened rates), and allocated intelligence staff salaries.

Emergency Breach Maintenance $15.0M/yr

[#12] Maintenance, testing and readiness costs for high-yield contingency ordnance and delivery integration.

Supplies And Consumables $10.0M/yr

[#19] Fuel (aviation/ship), spare parts, UAV/Sensor replacements, laboratory consumables.

Research And Monitoring $8.5M/yr

[#10, #17, #23] Ongoing sensor R&D, prototype testing, environmental monitoring maintenance, and modeling HPC time/validation.

Satellite Leases $8.0M/yr

[#6] Lease time and redundancy on commercial/government SAR/IR/radar satellite slots and comms relays.

Cover Story And Legal $6.8M/yr

[#13, #22] Ongoing legal teams, diplomatic/cover payments, active PR campaigns and rapid-response media control.

Lethal Munitions Replenishment $6.0M/yr

[#9] Stockpile replenishment for missiles, loitering munitions and interceptors; baseline replacement cadence.

Facilities Maintenance $4.5M/yr

[#1] Maintenance, utilities, and hardened-systems upkeep for C2 facility and site infrastructure.

Intelligence And Counterintelligence $3.0M/yr

[#16] HUMINT networks, cyber monitoring, vessel traffic surveillance and counter-probing (operations costs excluding salaries included in staff_wages).

Perimeter Systems Maintenance $3.0M/yr

[#8] Munitions replenishment for automated perimeter systems, software updates and system integration support.

Secure Comms And Hosting $1.8M/yr

[#15] Bandwidth, hosting, uplink leases, SOC/SIEM operations and air-gapped backups recurring costs.

Front Companies $1.5M/yr

[#14] Ongoing costs to maintain shell corporations, payroll, false invoicing and logistics cover.

Medical Services $1.2M/yr

[#18] Ongoing medical/psychological care programs, memetic exposure counseling, vetting and screening maintenance.

Body Disposal And Forensics $1.1M/yr

[#20] At-sea disposal, hazardous waste handling, forensic processing and legal cover for unauthorized intruders.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $111.0M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal operation year with continuous monitoring, maintenance, and no major incidents.

steady-state operations no incursions or strikes routine maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $116.0M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Limited incursion or localized failure requiring UAV/vessel response, munitions use, repairs and elevated PR/legal actions.

unauthorized boundary breach localized equipment loss small-scale public leak

🚨 Major Breach $411.0M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$300.0M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or politically exposed incident requiring emergency strikes, large-scale logistics, expeditionary deployment and major replenishment.

mass incursion or SCP-5935-1 escape international exposure requiring strike activation of catastrophic mitigation

👥 Personnel 122 total

Role	Count	Notes
Operations Staff / Analysts	32	[#2] 24/7 monitoring operators across three shifts; fully burdened ~ $120k/person assumed.
MTF Alpha-1 / Security Officers	50	[#3] Rapid-response element (operators, marksmen, pilots, techs); fully burdened ~ $150k/person assumed.
Research Scientist	15	[#11] Physicists, xenobiologists, memetic specialists; core research staff counted here (salaries included in staff_wages).
Intelligence / Cyber Operators	10	[#16] HUMINT/counterintelligence and cyber monitoring staff; salary portion included in staff_wages; ops budget in recurring intelligence.
Medical Officer	4	[#18] Medical and psychological support for MTF and exposed staff; ongoing care budget in medical_services.
Engineer / Maintenance	6	[#5, #7] UAV/ship/equipment maintenance and technical staff supporting logistics and facilities.
Administrative Staff	5	[#13, #14] Administrative, legal liaison, and cover-story operators supporting front companies and diplomatic interactions.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are medium confidence: many line items have wide ranges and depend on policy choices (level of lethality, government cooperation, leasing vs purchase). Salary and operational items are better-defined; strategic reserves and catastrophic mitigation are highly uncertain.

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