In the digital age, it's more difficult than ever for governments to keep their secrets under wraps. Nosey photographers with modern camera technology means that you never know who's watching.
Here are 10 photos governments around the world really didn't want made public.
1
Camp Century, Project Iceworm.
It took until the '90s for photos from this American Cold War base in Greenland to leak. Thought by the public to be a simple research station, Project Iceworm aimed to build a gargantuan web of missile launch sites just under the ice.
2
Creepy Town
In an effort to assess the effect of nuclear weapons on residential areas, the American government set up this uncanny town of mannequins in 1953. The photos are pure nightmare fuel.
3
Test footage of UK DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapon
This brand new test footage of the system in action reveals a lot about the abilities of modern lasers and energy weapons.
4
Mount Pony
This radiation hardened underground facility housed the Federal Reserve Board, and likely other sensitive government projects. Photos of its inside are heavily limited.
5
The Athens Agioi Anargyroi Military Base.
Sitting in the heart of Greece's capital city, this censored military base likely houses training facilities and more. Photos are prohibited, and until recently it remained blurred on Google Earth.
6
Emergency Response at the Pentagon
Following the September 11th terrorist attacks, the Pentagon initiated many emergency response procedures. This allowed photos to illuminate what those processes looked like.
7
The Tic Tac UFO
Although originally taken by Navy pilots in 2004, the infamous "Tic Tac" UFO videos leaked in 2017. The public became instantly hooked on their implications and ongoing investigations.
8
The H6N Bomber
As part of a demonstration, China released photos of their new H6N Bomber. The only problem? Those photos included a top secret missile underneath. The photos were quickly retracted, but the damage was done.
9
The Tank Man in Tiananmen Square
Shockingly, one of the world's most well known photographs is unavailable in China, as the country continues to erase the tragic event from its recorded history.
10
The X-37 Space Plane
Photographers recently filmed this remotely operated, top secret space plane landing at the Kennedy Space Center. You'd be hard pressed to find much more information on the project than that.
