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SCP-6515 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-6515
Expected annual
$13.0M
One-time setup
$24.1M
Annual recurring
$12.6M
Personnel
25
One-time setup costs (secure UK operations hub, vehicles, initial stockpiles and data/archive ingest) are on the order of tens of millions; recurring annual costs for staffing, monitoring, cyber/SIGINT, PR/legal, and logistics are roughly $12.6M/yr, driven primarily by personnel, cyber operations, and ongoing monitoring/PR obligations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $24.1M
Contingency Reserve $10.0M
[#15] One-time contingency reserve allocation for large-scale events (civil unrest/national emergencies); replenishable as used.
Facilities $4.7M
[#1, #9] SCIF-grade London operations hub fit-out (briefing rooms, evidence storage, amnestic prep) plus retrofit of 1–2 secure/medical rooms and associated structural work for temporary holding/mobile facility.
Equipment $4.7M
[#5, #8, #12, #14] Purchase/install of surveillance hardware (initial installs), 2 armored vans + 1 light helicopter purchase, one-time cyber/tool purchases (exploits/crypto buys), and secure data-storage hardware/infrastructure.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.5M
[#7, #13, #21] Initial amnestic stockpile & R&D setup, archive ingest/digitization, and seed funding for specialized containment research projects.
Cover Asset Placement $200K
[#4] One-time recruitment/placement costs for embedded cover assets in civil service/Downing Street (per-note placement budget).
Black Budget Setup $30K
[#19] One-time costs to create shell entities/deniable legal vehicles; initial setup and accounting infrastructure.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $12.6M/yr
Staff Wages $3.3M/yr
[#2, #3, #4] Permanent UK-based full-time staff (local core) and on-call rapid response team (training/standby/retention) plus embedded cover-asset salaries/expenses.
Cover Story And Legal $1.8M/yr
[#10, #11, #19] Crisis PR/media cell retainer and operations, legal & diplomatic cover costs, and recurring overhead for covert financial/accounting mechanisms.
Cyber Sigint $1.8M/yr
[#12] Continuous cyber operations, SIGINT tooling/subscriptions, analysts, and periodic exploit/zero-day purchases (recurring budget).
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#6, #13, #21] Lifetime monitoring obligations (active PM and ex-PM surveillance), archival research operations, and recurring specialized containment R&D efforts.
Foreign Liaison $1.1M/yr
[#17] Covert liaison payments and intelligence-sharing arrangements with foreign partners/contractors.
Supplies And Consumables $825K/yr
[#7, #23] Annual R&D consumables and amnestic supplies rotation, plus equipment consumables/replacements (batteries, spare cameras, PPE).
Logistics And Transport $800K/yr
[#8, #22] Maintenance/fuel/crew costs for armored vehicles and helicopter plus frequent domestic/international deployment travel and accommodation for rapid insertions.
Facilities Maintenance $600K/yr
[#1, #9, #14] Annual utilities/maintenance/security for operations hub, upkeep of retrofit holding/medical rooms and routine maintenance of data storage infrastructure.
Training And Exercises $300K/yr
[#16] Joint exercises, live drills, and regular training between surveillance, amnestic, tactical and PR teams.
Surveillance Operations $250K/yr
[#5] Ongoing monitoring bandwidth, analysis, and remote surveillance operations per target (ongoing per-target monitoring costs).
Public Safety Reserve Per Event $200K/yr
[#25] Annual allocation toward public-safety/legacy event handling (funeral/obituary/large-state-event contingencies); per-event budgets vary widely.
Safehouses And Relocation $175K/yr
[#18] Programs for temporary relocation, witness protection, and per-person relocation readiness budgets.
Medical Monitoring $150K/yr
[#20] Ongoing medical and psychological monitoring of current/former PMs and treatment of amnestic side effects.
Vetting And Counterintelligence $125K/yr
[#24] Personnel vetting, background checks, periodic polygraphs/psych evals, and CI to prevent leaks.
Contingency Replenishment $0/yr
[#15] Annual replenishment of contingency reserve; set to zero baseline (replenishment occurs only if reserve tapped).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $12.6M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine monitoring, staffing, and readiness but no major exposures.
no public exposure routine monitoring only
🚨 Minor Incident $14.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localized exposure or targeted reveal requiring rapid amnestic intervention, targeted PR operation, legal payouts, and modest surge deployments.
single-instance exposure targeted media attention limited legal/settlement costs
🚨 Major Breach $32.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Large-scale or high-visibility breach (national media/political crisis) requiring mass amnestic distribution, large contingency fund usage, international liaison and extended operations.
national-level exposure widespread unrest mass amnestic or contingency usage
👥 Personnel 25 total
Role Count Notes
Field Operative / MTF Agent 4 [#2] Rotating field operatives for 24/7 on-scene response.
Intelligence Analyst 3 [#2] Local analysts monitoring data, surveillance feeds, and behavioral indicators.
Case Manager 1 [#2] Incident/case coordination and liaison.
Legal / Cover Specialist 1 [#2, #11] In-house legal/cover specialist handling immediate legal/cover actions.
Medical Officer / Amnestic Tech 1 [#2, #7, #20] Medical staff for stabilization and administration of amnestics.
Administrative Staff 1 [#1] Hub administrative and logistics support.
On-call Rapid Response / Amnestic Specialists 9 [#3] Rapid deployment team (tactical medics, memetic/amnestic operators, field lab techs).
Cover Asset (embedded liaison/operatives) 5 [#4] Embedded assets/contractors placed in civil service or adjacent environments (salaried/operational).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and a conservative program baseline. Uncertainty remains due to per-instance lifetime monitoring obligations, variable per-incident costs (amnestic complexity, scale of PR/legal interventions), and tail risk for major breaches.
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