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SCP-6635 Argus ~ medium confidence
SCP-6635
Expected annual
$15.8M
One-time setup
$21.7M
Annual recurring
$15.3M
Personnel
32
Initial one-time setup costs are dominated by strategic reserves, countermeasure R&D seed funding and secure memetic-safe facilities, while annual recurring costs are driven by personnel (monitoring, research, embedded operatives), ongoing R&D and covert operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $21.7M
Strategic Reserve $7.5M
[#18] Notional strategic reserve to enable rapid transition to full seizure/containment (~$7.5M midpoint).
Countermeasure R And D Seed $4.5M
[#6] Seed R&D funding for memetic filters/implants and related program seed costs (~$4.5M midpoint).
Emergency Contingency Fund $3.0M
[#15] Liquid contingency fund maintained for immediate large-scale response (~$3.0M recommended).
Equipment $2.0M
[#3, #11, #12] Remote surveillance hardware and ISR one-time procurement (~$400k), secure data/servers & comms hardware (~$400k), vehicle fleet purchase (~$1.2M).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.0M
[#5] Secure memetic lab buildout and protective infrastructure estimated at ~$2.0M (midpoint).
Facilities $1.6M
[#4, #16] Vault construction and memetic-damp physical work ($1.25M) plus facility UPS/generator/HVAC upgrades ($350k).
Covert Ops Initial Setup $400K
[#9] Initial staging / cover company / operational setup for covert harassment (~$400k).
Initial Transfers $250K
[#10] Initial bulk transfers of low-risk anomalies to UIU (≈5 transfers, ~$250k).
Pr Crisis Fund $250K
[#14] Initial crisis fund for public cover/legal contingency (~$250k).
Training Program Development $200K
[#7] Development of memetic resistance curriculum and simulators (~$200k one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $15.3M/yr
Research And Monitoring $4.4M/yr
[#3, #5, #6, #11] Ongoing remote surveillance leases/satellite tasking and data links (~$700k), experimental ops (~$500k), countermeasure R&D operations (~$3.0M), secure data/analysis licensing/AI tools (~$200k).
Staff Wages $4.3M/yr
[#1, #2, #4, #5, #8] Monitoring cell (analysts + supervisors ≈ $1.35M), embedded operative salaries ≈ $840k, custodial/security staff ≈ $280k, memetics researchers/techs ≈ $1.6M, medical staffing ≈ $200k.
Covert Operations $2.0M/yr
[#9] Ongoing covert harassment/assault operations budget and operational supplies (~$2.0M/yr midpoint).
Administrative Overhead $1.5M/yr
[#17] Internal audits, oversight and contingency applied as ~10% of total recurring budget (computed as portion of recurring baseline).
Supplies And Consumables $800K/yr
[#5, #8] Experimental materials/subject compensation and containment testing (~$500k) plus amnestic medications/consumables (~$300k).
Training Program Delivery $800K/yr
[#7] Per‑trainee delivery costs for memetic resistance training (~400 trainees at ~$2k each ≈ $800k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#14] Public cover, legal retainers and baseline PR (~$500k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $300K/yr
[#10, #12] Annual transfers/liaison & accounting (~$50k) plus vehicle maintenance/fuel/lease (~$250k).
Psychological Support $300K/yr
[#13] Counseling contracts, replacement recruiting and attrition mitigation (~$300k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $225K/yr
[#4, #16] Vault and memetic-safe systems maintenance/power (~$75k) plus facility utilities/UPS/generator maintenance & power (~$150k).
Embedded Assets And Safehouses $200K/yr
[#2] Asset handling, safehouses and slush fund for embedded HUMINT (~$200k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $15.3M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year of sustained monitoring, R&D and covert operations with no large-scale exposures or breaches.
routine_UIU_deployments no_mass_exposures no major breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $16.3M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized deployment or small-scale exposure requiring expanded amnesticisation, extra PR/legal response and temporary surge in operations.
localized_civilian_exposures temporary_media_scrutiny increased_amnestics_use
🚨 Major Breach $27.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$12.0M vs baseline
Large-scale cognitive dissemination or a high-profile incident requiring mass amnesticisation, emergency response, legal/PR escalation and accelerated R&D and replenishment of contingency reserves.
mass_cognitive_event widespread_public_exposure political/legal_escalation
👥 Personnel 32 total
Role Count Notes
Analysts / OSINT-SIGINT / Memetics Analysts 8 [#1] Eight analysts in the continuous UIU monitoring cell per analyst notes.
Supervisors / Senior Analysts 2 [#1] Two senior supervisors for the monitoring cell per analyst notes.
Embedded Operative / HUMINT 6 [#2] Six embedded operatives as specified in analyst estimates.
Custodial / Security Staff (vault) 4 [#4] Four custodial/security staff for memetic-safe storage per analyst notes.
Research Scientist / Memetics Team 10 [#5] Ten memetics researchers/technicians estimated for research program.
Medical Officer / Clinic Staff 2 [#8] Medical staffing estimated (~$200k/yr) to support amnesticisation and follow-up.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item estimates and midpoints, but many items (R&D scope, strategic reserve sizing, covert tempo) are policy-dependent and multi-year; thus reasonable granularity but nontrivial uncertainty.
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