US UFO: Are the Americans finally preparing a nuclear attack on the moon? According to reports, officials from the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) examined the viability of untested proposals, such as sending a nuclear bomb into space. The plan never materialized, but would have involved using thermonuclear devices to explode the lunar crust and mantle. It was part of a proposed mission to search for “ultra-light metals,” according to the documents. Officials said an “explosive torch” would be needed to shatter the rocks.
Creating a tunnel on the moon would help test whether negative mass existed, according to reports. And, the report revealed that the tunnel wall would have to be created using ceramic material. A Defense Intelligence Agency document claimed: “Gravity is the bane of aerospace transportation.” While officials said: “Constructing a tunnel through the moon via a nuclear attack, provided there is a good supply of negative mass, could revolutionize interstellar space flight.”.
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If an object had negative mass, it would accelerate towards you when you push it instead of moving away.
Researchers speculate that the "negative matter" found at the center of the moon formed a material that was as strong as steel but 100,000 times lighter and could be used to build spacecraft . The spacecraft would need significantly less energy to travel through the atmosphere. This is not the first time that US officials have considered the idea of a nuclear attack on the moon.
Air Force officials considered plans during the Cold War – a 50-year ideological conflict between the US and the Soviet Union. A top-secret plan, known as Project A119, was conceived in the 1950s and aimed to launch a nuclear attack on the moon. American officials wanted to gain an advantage over their Soviet rivals during the so-called “Space Race.” There was a fear that Moscow had the upper hand over Washington, D.C.
The Soviets had sent the Sputnik satellite into space, causing panic in the upper echelons of the Washington establishment, History reported. The U.S. Air Force wanted to show off its power by saying they could blow up the moon with a nuclear bomb. However, the project was canceled just a year later, as officials believed that landing on the moon was more popular with the American people.
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Officials also feared that if the Soviets had gone ahead with the program, it could have resulted in the militarization of space, fueling fears of a galactic conflict. U.S. also considered how to achieve obfuscation.
The Sun exclusively revealed that the researchers were apparently inspired by HG Wells' book The Invisible Man and the Fantastic Four, and by the Fantastic Four comic book character Susan Storm.
Officials proposed three ways to achieve visibility concealment, according to the file, “camouflage, transparency and concealment.” Hyperspace — a science fiction concept used in Star Wars that involves larger dimensions and faster-than-light travel — was also considered. The Defense Intelligence Agency released the nuclear bomb documents to the Sun following a Freedom of Information Act request in December 2017.
AATIP was a secret initiative that ran from 2007 to 2012 to study unexplained aerial phenomena. Approximately $22 million was allocated in funding over the five-year period. This was made public by whistleblower Luis Elizondo, who headed the program, in 2017.
Source: thesun.co.uk
