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      <title>EP002: The Pentagon's Plan to Bomb Its Own Cities</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Welcome to The Black Vault — a podcast about the documents governments, corporations, and institutions tried to keep buried, and the investigators who dug them up anyway.<br /><br /> In the premiere episode, we go through a stack of declassified files that landed on a researcher's desk after a Freedom of Information Act request — ten years after she first filed it. Inside were internal memos about a 1987 aircraft test that the official record insists never happened, a memo from a senior engineer begging the project lead to halt a test for safety reasons, and a six-page risk assessment that was actively suppressed for thirty years.<br /><br /> We walk through each document line by line, explain what they say, what they don't, and what the redactions still hiding even after declassification reveal about the people who edited them.<br /><br /> This is the first episode of The Black Vault, and the documents are just the beginning.<br /><br /> ---<br /><br /> The Black Vault is a document-driven investigation podcast. We read the files so you don't have to. New episodes monthly.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-black-vault--7248858/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-black-vault--7248858/support</a>.<br /><br />Thanks for listening to The Black Vault.<br />If this episode gave you a new perspective on a hidden chapter of history, follow the show and share it with another curious listener.<br /><br />Support The Black Vault and help us research more stories from the archives:<br />https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-black-vault--7248858/support<br /><br />Historical records can be incomplete, disputed, or revised over time. This podcast distinguishes verified evidence from speculation and does not present unconfirmed claims as fact.<br /><img src="https://feeds.hustlestudios.net/link/24535/17457810.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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In the premiere episode, we go through a stack of declassified files that...</itunes:subtitle>
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