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Designed and built in 1993, the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) operated in a remote sub-arctic facility near Gakona, Alaska. Its official purpose was to analyze the ionosphere (the upper part of Earth’s atmosphere) and develop technology to enhance radio communications and surveillance. Over the years, HAARP has garnered public interest and it also became the central point of many conspiracy theories.
The $300 million facility operates an array of 360 antennas, each producing 10,000 watts. At full power, the array acts as one giant antenna with a 3.6 million watts power output. When HAARP is powered, it broadcasts radio waves straight up into the atmosphere or straight down, deep into the Earth’s mantle.
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