Update December 18

After sending you my essay about the unexplained drones being flown along the east coast, I realized that there was a serious flaw in my theory. The loss of a small amount of radioactive material, such as that in the news article in my link, would not have been nearly enough to trigger the massive search operation we’re seeing. Only a large amount of radioactive material or something like a missing nuclear weapon would cause this kind of response, and sure enough, up pops a guy on the Internet, who seems credible, with information about a large number of Russian nuclear weapons that disappeared in Ukraine a several years ago. This fellow claims that at least one of these nuclear weapons was seen being smuggled into the USA a few months ago.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union there was much concern about what would become of the huge number of Russian nuclear weapons (about 27,000) and the enormous stock of weapons-grade nuclear materials (enough to triple that number of nuclear weapons) that had been deployed throughout the Soviet Union. 

When one considers the efficiency of government agencies and programs, it is impossible to believe that none of these weapons and none of the nuclear materials fell into the hand of bad actors. I’m sure this potential threat to our national security is well known to our government, and measures are in place to prevent one of these weapons or some of this nuclear material from being brought into the country. With the dismal efficiency of government programs, apparently the efforts to keep us safe from this stuff have failed. There is no doubt in my mind that the unexplained drones are looking for something that is vitally important. One of the primary reasons to fly a drone is to get a bird’s-eye view. After dark you can’t see very well, but gamma ray and neutron detectors and such things work just fine in the dark. 

 They could not be operating without the knowledge and approval of the government. The Boston-Washington DC air corridor is among the busiest in the country. Essentially everything flying in that area is doing so with the approval of the government. There are a lot of regulations that all drone pilots must follow. (I have an FAA Part 107 certificate, [drone pilot license], I know.)

The government’s reluctance to reveal what is going on, tells me that they really don’t want the public to know what they’re up to. And why might that be? Just I imagine how the public would react to the news that there is a nuclear weapon in the hands of terrorists or some other bad guy somewhere nearby. There would be utter panic. I hope I’m wrong, but I’m not optimistic.

Previous Essay from December 17

Mysterious drones over NJ

Although the experts still seem to be mystified by the numerous unexplained drone sightings along the east coast, I believe the last piece of the puzzle was brought to light in an article I found on the Gateway Pundit website this morning. But to provide the necessary background information let me explain.

Last week, while the so-called news media was hyperventilating about the drone sightings in NJ, I read an article on line, that I’m unable to find now, but it contained much of the same information as this one – Top-secret intel reveals U.S. government’s covert operation to track gamma rays, hunt hidden WMDs—drones on the hunt – Brigada News Philippines In it the author opined that the mysterious drones might be involved in a defense department test program prior to being sent to Ukraine where they could be used to determine if Russia had used any radioactive munitions in that war.

This seemed more plausible to me than all the other far-fetched scenarios being proposed by the experts who were constantly being asked for explanations, but it didn’t answer the question of why didn’t the people who knew what was going on, just tell us. I knew that there was a federal government agency, that knew exactly what was going on, but I didn’t know why they were keeping it a secret. Well, this morning I found out.

This morning the gatewaypundit.com posted this story – U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Releases Report Confirming Radioactive Material Lost in Transit — Shipping Container Arrives Damaged and Empty in New Jersey | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft  Apparently a small radioactive shipment has been lost in transit. Keeping track of radioactive material is critically important, and there is an abundance of rules and regulations in place to prevent such things from going missing, but it happened. The drones are looking for this radioactive material. The government is hoping to find it before the so-called news media panics the population by revealing that the people who are tasked with the job of preventing this sort of accident, aren’t doing their job. Don’t worry, the government is here to help you and keep you safe.