7 Secret Places Banned to the Public !

| March 6, 2011 | 10 Comments
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1, Secretive Russian town of Mezhgorye

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There is a town in Russia, called Mezhgorye, which is barred to anyone, except for those believed to work at the highly secretive Mount Yamantaw site, thought by many to be either a ultra-secret research facility, or be nuclear. Founded in 1979. The town is at the foot of the mountain, the highest in the Urals, at 5,381ft, where US satellites have recorded excavation projects, on a huge scale, though repeated enquiries about the nature of operations, at this maddeningly closely watched community, have been met by bland responses, such as it being a mine of some kind, or a repository for Russian treasures, and even as somewhere for government, in case of disaster, but nobody knows.

2. The mysterious Moscow metro2

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Moscow, capital city of Russia, supposedly has a secondary, secret underground metro system, known as Metro-2, running parallel to the public Metro. Built, it is thought, during Stalin’s time, KGB codename for the project being  D-6. The existence of this phantom system has never been confirmed, nor denied, by the FSB -Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, or indeed the Moscow Metro administration themselves. Rumored to be much longer, in length, than the public Metro.  and  to consist of four lines, running between 50 and 200m below ground It connects the Kremlin with the FSB headquarters, Vnukovo-2 government airport, plus underground town Ramenki, as well as other, undisclosed locations.

3. The super secret Area 51 Groom Lake facility

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Area 51, a phrase well known around the world, is a military base, Groom Lake, in the southern portion of Nevada, USA, 83 miles from Las Vegas. Found along the southern shore of Groom Lake, the large, secretive, military airfield appears to be involved in the development, and testing of experimental aircraft, as well as advanced weapons systems research.  So closely guarded is this place, and so well monitored, that it has been the subject of conspiracy theory for decades. Even the U.S. government only reluctantly admits to the existence of this place, and the fact that deadly force can, and has been used against people trying to get into the Area 51 zone, really does make you wonder

4. The ultra secretive Room 39 of North Korea

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North Korea, that most oppressive of states, is infamous for Room 39, sometimes called Bureau 39, one of the most secretive of their organizations, dedicated to seeking methods of obtaining foreign currency for North Korea’s leader. Established in the late 1970s and described, by some in the west, as the lynchpin of the dynastic Kim family dealings. Room 39 is such a secretive institution that none are sure exactly what goes on there, though it is widely believed  that ten to twenty bank accounts, in Switzerland and China, are used in illegalities such as counterfeiting, money laundering, drug smuggling and illicit weapon sales. The organization has, reportedly, 120 foreign trade companies that it operates, under the direct control of the ruling family, who obviously deny any illegal activities. Room 39 is believed to be l inside a ruling Workers’ Party building in Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea, but nobody knows for sure

5. The Inaccessible Ise Grand Shrine  of Japan

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Japan has an amazing series of over 100 shrines, known as the Ise Grand Shrine,  the most sacred shrine in the country. Dedicated to Amaterasu, the Sun goddess, this wondrous place has existed since 4BC, and it is thought that the main shrine contains the single, most important item in Japanese imperial history, the Naikū . This is the mirror, from Japanese mythology, which graced the hands of the first emperors of Japan. Demolished, purely to enable rebuilding, every 20 years, honoring Shinto ideas of death and rebirth, the shrine is barred to anyone but the priest or priestess, who has to a member of the Japanese imperial family Everyone else is kept away by very alert guards.

6. The terrifying Mount Weather Emergency operations center.

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Mount Weather is not somewhere that that the US public ever really want to go to. This is the genuine article, as in the disaster films, where  some highly classified area has been prepared, to accept the lucky few destined to survive. Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center  truly is the real thing,  set up in the 1950s, during the cold war, it still operates today, as a “last hope” area, though naturally highly classified. Federal Emergency Management Agency staff, FEMA., are in charge of it, and already, when required much of US telecommunications traffic can be routed through it, so that emergency services operate well

7. The incredibly intrusive RAF Menwith Hill

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The global ECHELON spy network, much employed by US and British governments, is the reason why Royal Air Force station Menwith Hill exists. Containing extensive satellite tracking ground systems, this communications intercept, and missile warning site, has been called the largest electronic monitoring station on earth. Ground station for satellites, of the US National Reconnaissance Office, serving the US National Security Agency, the station is famous for having antennae contained in highly distinctive white radomes. Believed by some to be part of the ECHELON system, reportedly created for the purpose of monitoring military and diplomatic communications, from Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc allies, during the Cold War, and these days i believed to search also for terrorist plots, drug dealing information, as well as political and diplomatic intelligence. Also believed to be involved filtering all telephone and radio communications in the western world, though not proven, this is an incredibly secretive and well guarded place that the public can never get into.

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  • SH

    Good article but written poorly, not contextually but grammatically. Far too many unneeded commas, I found myself constantly having to ignore them. However, it contained some very interesting information.

  • The planet

    A great idea for a post but you need to make sure you go over your work. I found a few half complete words along with barely any full stops. If this was sorted I would understand why its so popular on here.

  • A

    I agree with the other two comments, good article but difficult to read as the grammar is very poor. I’d also suggest checking your spelling before posting. However, interesting article with many intriguing facts!

  • http://www.themanagementskills.com Johny Symons

    I have never heard these places before but wanted to know more….

  • bj crans

    what about harp

  • JT

    the last one isn’t actually that secretive… i’ve been in 4 or 5 times, with the RAF cadets (which included a full tour of all the buildings) and several times with my friend, who’s dad works there. we were told to take our passports each time, but nobody ever bothered to check them. it was actually pretty fun climbing around in the massive satellite dishes…

  • J

    I live about 10 minutes from Menwith Hill, and it is safe to say many of the public have been there.

    Every year, seeing as the majority who work there are American, they have a massive Independence Day party.
    One of my friends bands got invited to play there and they had to bring their passports and have armed guards escort them around.
    The majority of it is underground so all people see is the dishes.

    I once met some American guy who worked their and he said it was partly used for monitoring phone, email and text messages, looking for suspicious content.
    Also they have a missile detection system, as to get early warning if one of them is coming towards Britain.

  • oye

    Good stuff to read. A lot of grammatical errors, though.

  • http://sassysweetbren.wordpress.com Bren

    No matter about the errors. In fact, I didn’t notice them because I was intrigued with what you wrote. Keep bringing new and exciting articles and I will read them. I have a thirst for knowledge of all kinds.

    Thank you for taking your time to inform.

  • WIll

    Menwith Hill is not a secretive base. The only thing it is claimed to have any secrets about it is dwn to stupid ufologists claiming they house a ufo in one of their domes.

    Talking to one of the people that worked there some years ago he said the domes are there to protect the antenna arrays from the high winds they get. And the second reason is that no one can get in is due to it being part of the USAF, some idea that the USA is being taken down by some small terrorist group and so on.

    Mind you he did wonder why people went up there with tents on the hillsides nearby and told him about the ufo that they are supposed to have in the domes. He just laughed about it.

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