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In reply to the discussion: the idiotic attacks on Snowden show exactly how petty and pathetic those folks are [View all]truedelphi
(32,324 posts)Meta data center in Utah - 1.5 millions square feet of space:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/13/nsa-utah_n_3434175.html
From the above article:
NSA officials say the center will play a key role in the nation's effort to protect national security networks, and allow U.S. authorities to monitor for potential cyberthreats. In an email, agency spokeswoman Vanee Vines said that "many unfounded allegations have been made about the planned activities" of the center.
"NSA would like to confirm, on the record, that the Utah Data Center is a state-of-the-art data facility designed to support the U.S. intelligence community's efforts to further strengthen and protect the nation. Its operations will be lawfully conducted in accordance with U.S. laws and policies," Vines wrote.
She provided no additional details, however.
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Those in the know understand that much of what could have been a Peace Dividend that would allow Americans to witness our infra structure undergo repairs, our schools enhanced, our hospitals and clinics given new equipment, instead will witness tens of thousands of acres of office space, devoted to NSA Surveillance efforts. Already across the Beltway, newly opened office parks are devoted to such efforts.
Some experts have stated that up to half the 1.2 Trillion dollar defense budget will end up with spying efforts. Surveillance and its inflated costs will make the old days of DoD $ 600 toilet seats look pathetically under-funded.