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== Contents of The Cube == | == Contents of The Cube == | ||
The box was analyzed by military officials aboard the USS Independence immediately upon the operation’s completion. The Box reportedly opened on its own, revealing several hundred books, | The box was analyzed by military officials aboard the USS Independence immediately upon the operation’s completion. The Box reportedly opened on its own, revealing several hundred books, CD's and CD players, much of which was technology that Sony had only recently patented. The box contained media depicting Earth events and history extending into to the 23rd century and CD-ROMs with video and audio of those events. In all, over 10,000 hours of video were recovered from the compact discs. The contents of the box were kept hidden from the public until 2021. | ||
=== Storage and Transfer === | === Storage and Transfer === | ||
[[File:UA Flight 175 hits WTC south tower 9-11 edit.jpeg|thumb|274x274px|The NSA failed to prevent 9/11 despite reviewing Weismann Cube footage of the attacks as early as June 1999.]] | [[File:UA Flight 175 hits WTC south tower 9-11 edit.jpeg|thumb|274x274px|The NSA failed to prevent 9/11 despite reviewing Weismann Cube footage of the attacks as early as June 1999.]] | ||
Ownership of the cube’s complete dataset was transferred to the NSA in December of 1981, where it was stored in an underground air gapped faraday cage until 2001. | Ownership of the cube’s complete dataset was transferred to the NSA in December of 1981, where it was stored in an underground air gapped faraday cage until 2001. Internal reports suggest a "hands-off the cube" policy at the NSA, and the cube's media was slowly transcribed, classified, and archived. | ||
Following the September 11th attacks, NSA faced pressure for not utilizing the cube to prevent 9/11. An internal NSA memo dated June 3rd, 1999 references dozens of hours of news footage related to the attacks. Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet accepted the transfer of The Weismann Cube to the Directorate for Science and Technology at a meeting of the National Security Council at Camp David on September 15, 2001. | Following the September 11th attacks, NSA faced pressure for not utilizing the cube to prevent 9/11. An internal NSA memo dated June 3rd, 1999 references dozens of hours of news footage related to the attacks. Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet accepted the transfer of The Weismann Cube to the Directorate for Science and Technology at a meeting of the National Security Council at Camp David on September 15, 2001. | ||