These are the Most Heavily Guarded Places on Earth
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05:28. The Vatican Apostolic Archive ceased to be called Vatican Secret Archive *in 2019.* If the rest of the video is as badly researched as the Vatican segment, we can be sure it is all fake. Is this a channel of conspiracy theories or it uses TikTok videos as sources?
Basically, nothing of what it is said here is true. If I am wrong, prove it, with reliable sources. For my part, I send you to simply google "vatican apostolic archive," "vatican apostolic library," "vatican museums," "vatican conclave," "vatican council" because the segment does a mash-up of very different entities with extremely different ends and protocols. You use Google, and you will find their websites, Wikipedia articles, addresses, working hours, etc. Like the Pentagon or the Library of Congress, they are guarded, but *they are not secret.* Like any archive of any government, there are historic documents that need special care, and current diplomatic affairs that are not tourist' business. If you are doing historical research with legit credentials, you can access the Archive. The thing of "male of certain age" is nonsense. Just like the whole segment.
And one thinking that Mr. Whistler had some work ethics or cared to not fuel stupid conspiracy theories... but it seems that views and likes were all that mattered here.
The entire history of electric cars would be a good one
I think you missed one. I hear there is this place in Prague disguised as a basement office known only as the Blazement. In it is a slave army of writers and video editors who put out vintage memes. The strange thing about it is that it is only guarded by a broken neon sign, an ancient space heater and a bald, bearded, glasses-wearing British guy who talks to himself all day and may randomly yell nonsensical things like "Am I right Peter?". There have been reports that he has used his desk as a knife holder for unknown reasons.
Allegedly.
You got me woof bark donkey
It’s rumoured the only things that can get in are ridge wallets and magic spoon cereal
Allegedly. In your opinion. Allegedly.
@@becks5867don't forget Sheath underwear or Vessi shoes
I used to live down the road from Fort Knox. They also, at least used to, have trained dogs inside the last fence. If you stop on the road in front of it, guys with machine guns will come and talk to you and if your car breaks down they will have it moved fast. I wandered onto the tank range on several occasions but never dared any shenanigans around the vault. The signs warn of authorized "lethal force".
Lot of guards for an empty building
There are no tank gunnery ranges anywhere near Ft. Knox's gold vault. I know. As an ex Army armor officer, I spent enough time stationed there.
@@melangellatc1718well yeah he’s not saying there are, only that he lived nearby. The stuff about the hold vault and the bit about wandering downrange are seperate thoughts
Shame he didn’t mention NSA, Never Say Anything or No Such Agency. They have their own fire department and the building is clad in a suspended curtain wall to prevent resonance vibrations from leaking out.
@@o2benazthat’s actually kind of interesting, I did glass glaizing for a while so I’d love to have seen the engineering behind that suspended curtain wall
The ADX Florence supermax security prison would definitely deserve an honorable mentioning.
oh yeah... smallest criminal there is El Chapo
@@otaviofrn_advThere are plenty of inmates at ADX Florence that are lower level than El Chapo. Paul Bergrin is serving a life sentence there for conspiracy to murder a witness against one of his clients, as well as his participation in prostitution and drug trafficking. He's on a much, much smaller scale then El Chapo. Even smaller are several mates who are there for killing inmates at other facilities, and who were deemed to be an ongoing threat that could not be reasonably managed by even high-security facilities.
Fun fact about Fort Knox: When filming the movie Goldfinger, they were actually allowed to film on location. Ian Flemming knew the security officer from back in WW2, and he allowed them to film outside Fort Knox and from above with an airplane.
Another fun fact; all the military personnel in that scene are actual US GI:s. The production had run out of money and couldn’t afford to pay extras. Fortunately, the Army were conducting maneuvers in the area, so they just asked if they could film them for a few scenes, and the director bought them all beers payed from his own pocket.
the director bought the soldiers bears?
@@adamprobst5543 Yes, as payment.
@@knazibaz Grizzzly or Black Bears?
@@kw8757 Koala
@@kw8757 Gummy
I love how for the seed vault entry, the video editor decided to use stock footage of different seeds in bins... that were all wide open... apparently at room temperature... in what is supposedly the most secure seed vault of all time.
He did say no one can enter the facility if you're a civilian.
What makes these seem so grandiose is the fact that during the second world war, some of the gemstones from the crown jewels (you know, the bling from Charles' dressing up party) were kept in a biscuit tin.
Security through mediocrity.
aka "hide in plain sight"
The security of the Internet's major nodes is impressive. Especially where the cables go under the sea.
I'm guessing vlad's bodyguards are not very busy these days not a whole lot of travel on that itinerary😂
My question has always been if the seed vault is so well locked up and remote. If something happened were we need it. How will humanity firstly get to it and secondly open it up to get those seeds?
They keep a guy named Svarkel and his sons permanently housed in his own bunker nearby, so that if cataclysm occurs, good ol Svarkel or one of his boys can open their vault, stroll on over to the seed vault and insert the 3 foot long 23 pound key into the vault door, and access the seeds. His son's live there in case anything were to happen to Svarkel, making sure there is always someone to unlock the vault.
There is a small town down the road called Longyearbyen, so there would be some humans (population is around 1,750 people) nearby in the event of a global catastrophe.
The trick isn’t breaking into the fold vault at Fort Knox, it’s making your way past the army base once you got your loot
Yep, Fort Knox is where the army's armored troops conduct their training. Plenty of tanks and armored fighting vehicles along with their crews.
My ex-girlfriend's heart is actually the most protected place on earth. Oh wait, she never had a heart to begin with!
I live in Louisville about 25ish miles away from Ft. Knox and what's funny is its right on the side of US-31. There's also a golf course (its on base) right next door so you can go and play a round of golf right next to it. I actually know someone who has been inside there to fix a copier in the office on the 1st floor.
In the end, it’s an office building. A very strictly controlled one… but all kinds of day to day business goes on there. You’re not getting near that inner perimeter without authorization. When I was younger, I took a tour of the Fed in NYC. This was back in the days when they could open the vault. Fantastic place.
I used to deliver pizzas to the Knox Gold Vault. Shits surreal, you drive up and immediately have guns on you, you get an escort to the interior gate (but no further), and ha e to wait under armed guard until whoever ordered it shows up. You can literally see the snipers watching you. They always tipped well enough, but damn... I drove a Rio and reeked of weed; what did they think i'ma do, put my little 4-banger through their wall?
Years ago I was a swamper for a big lumber yard doing a delivery to a super max prison. Same as you, 2 guys stinking of weed but driving a battering ram. We used the wrong gate, guards were not impressed.
Vatican : you can only chose 3 documents, previously selected.
Me : ok, so can you give me the list of your archives documents?
Varican : yeah it is in the archives.
Me : So how do I enter ?
Varican : you don't
Interesting fact: Some of the most secret places on earth have no security in place as to not arouse suspicion..
Sounds super made up. Source?
@@VisionThingright out of his @$$
I could imagine these places having no visible security however. Almost akin to hiding an old speakeasy.
Greenbrier
It’s security was no one knew about it
@@myhandlewastakenandIgaveup Yeah that sounds more sensible but even then security by obscurity doesn’t really work. But not having ANY security sounds made up, like what would be the upside with that?
Hey Simon, As a side project, a few glossy pix of them building the seedbank at -18 C. would be a hoot. Thanks. Great job.
I love Simon's rants
Theyre so funny
If the Seed Vault is so secure, how are people going to get the seeds out after the apocalypse? Also, there are several pictures of the insides of the vault, Norwegian state run media (not as shady as it sounds) have made a mini documentary about it.
Good question. Very good question.
It is secure against natural disaster and secured against humans by other humans.
I think they would have a contingency plan stored somewhere on how to access the vault if all people inside die for some reason. It can't rely just on keys that can be lost.
Google street view has images right up to the door of the seed vault (a former coal mine) taken by a guy riding a bicycle. He does pass two people walking outside the entrance. One is holding a camera, the other has a rifle. It is likely that the rifle is not for guarding the place. People walking anywhere outside the town of Longyearbyen are required to have a gun to guard against polar bear attacks.
It's like a plot from a disaster movie. The only thing that can save humanity is (almost) out of human reach.
@@p_serdiuk ya, and those with the info are also dead.
Thanks for sharing.
Putting the ridge ad in the middle of the seed vault was perfect timing
this channel’s traditional latin chanting over the vatican secret archives title was simply perfect lol
why can't we just be like seeds and all get along.
Don't forget the proof of aliens and ghosts! Simon knows where those are kept
His basement. Right out of reach of Danny's chain.
I get ghosts, but _aliens?_ Come on man... (unless they're the ghosts of dead aliens _obviously)_
In the USA, space alien technology is not held at Area 51, but Goodfellow AFB, Texas. Also home of the Norma Brown Trainer facility. That way if there is ever an 'incident' they can claim it was just a training exercise.
Always remember that what people value more than money is power. If you can be utterly broke, but have control over others then you have no need for money of your own anyway. Something heavily guarded is often not going to be valuable in terms of money, but in terms of power. This also is how you can tell what a government or the elites will do.
It's all about power. Always.
Tell that to the 3 billion people across the world who don't know where their next meal is going to come from.
As the US Dollar is now a soft currency (not linked to the value of precious metals owned by the country to match the value of issued currency) and has been so for a great many years. I suspect there is little gold left in Fort Knox. Possibly enough to keep the few VIP visitors happy and happily ignorant. Fort Knox is known to store a great many other valuable items which is why the security still exists. As the place doubles as a military base, the actual running cost for securing the vault is tiny in comparison.
A bedrock Drill and LIDAR reflector paired with some semtex and liftable hovercraft might help get distance from Knox
The seed vault is like the optimal Rimworld base
Nice, Tenacious D clip drop!
When my lil bro was stationed at fort Knox I made him send me one of his training maps of the area there is literally no way to get within a mile of the place the hills surrounding the fort are the perfect trap
I have a supposition that Jennifer edited this video, because her edits almost always have a cool timestamp. 13:37, 12:34, 43:21, etc. No editor name at the end. Those brownies were great.
Дякую за цікаве відео 👍
My personal opinion is the most secure location is the location that is unknown so no person, no matter how well funded, has any reason to ever look there.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York should be a worthy mention as well
I do NOT fast-forward through his commercial announcements, because Simon is so darn glibly comedic. Thanks for what you do, Simon!
Yes, me too, I just install ublock origin and Sponsorblock to my browser and it does it for me!
ah yes, the not loading replies under comments. Yt at its best...
I do, they already get their youtube check. Just greedy having in video ads on a 12 minute video
@@markymark7803 I was referring to the ones that Simon does himself.
@@notmyworld44 I know and always fast forward past them 😎
Putin is blastin' 50 Cent in that limo. "Many, many many men wish death upon me" and just laughing.
Are you sure you know the most heavily guarded places? First rule of guard club is don't talk about guard club!
I wonder if Danny Ocean and his crew could break into any of these places? LOL!
Nuclear proof door
With a single Chubb lock 😂
With much hoo and haa, the stars of Africa from the Cullinan diamond were dispatched with armed support and all pomp. Then they put the real ones in an envelope and posted them.
Bonus points to grabbing a picture of Putin with Sebastian Kurz. Basti could only wish to play in his league of nepotism, bribery and moral Bankruptcy. He tries though.
It’s rumored that Putin even has copies of the ashtray from “Creepshow” in every one of his offices.
I hear Fort Knox is so secure because the US government doesn't want anyone finding just how much gold ISN'T inside.
The dems took most of it.
Crazy how Vlady boy still managed to fall out of a window even with all that security!
Elaborate please?
How will the seeds escape if all the humans are dead? And will they have a war to see who gets out first?
EXCELLENT 🇺🇸
Simon Whistler? More like Simon Whistleblower :P
10:31 That’s just bizarre. Why would they duplicate scratches and wear marks; so you can’t tell where a picture of him at a desk was taken?
And how many doubles could he possibly have? Cosmetic surgery can only do so much.
That's exactly the reason. If he gives a live speech, it will not be clear where it's happening, making it much more difficult to target him.
No one needs to plan to sink Manhattan. Check the news. Every rainstorm has people trying to float to New Jersey on rafts made of bagels and time Square Street performers.
It is said the BIGGEST secret being protected at Fort Kn ox??? IS??? there is almost NO GOLD there!!!
The opening scenes of Penguins of Madagascar take place at Fort Knox.
"the most heavily guarded places"
That we know of
Roughly 1,200 researchers are allowed to visit the Vatican Secret Library each year and they don't have to be over 75 years, in fact the majority of them are in their 20s.
In regard to the seed vault: Let's say there is a gobal catastrophe that requires us to need the seeds, what are we supposed to eat whilst waiting for the seeds to grow?
There is no gold at fork Knox any more.
Megaprojects idea the Bradley fighting vehicle
Seed vault needs a moat full of polar bears
All that protection at fort Knox and it's not even worth 10% of the US debt.
Where is the other ½ of their gold held?
Well, if I ever become a fiendish super villain, I know what to target ;)
Lol I did my basic training at Fort Knox back in '07
Where In The World Is..
-Carmen Sandiego- vLaDeMiR pUTiN!
😂 so when society collapses after the Zombie apocalypse Daryl, Maggie and Negan wont be able to get into Svalbard.
Locked up safe... and useless 😂
With all those fortifications and protection, how USA lost England and France gold stored in Fort Knox?
What do you think the armed guards would do if you showed up and said " give me the seeds? ". Do you think they would shoot?
Seeds can't hold guns, let alone shoot (they don't have hands).
Does this mean all our seeds are in one "basket"? Its a long way to Norway for most of the world 🤔
Can you imagine in a 1000 yrs after the apocalypse some archeologist finding fort Knox - what with the booby traps and mystical seals they'll be able to create a new rich history😂
Okay I love the idea behind this.... but, in the event of a world destroying event, who is going to know the location of the seed bank? And more importantly who will still be able to get to it in the a newing hellscape of Life happening on the planet? Who knows the access code to get in there? What are the chances that somebody will know that in the future? I'm just saying in theory if the human race is not back several hundreds of years, who's going to be the one to find this and rework the world? I feel in the long run this will end up being a tool that someone will use to control the world. Granted not this one but whatever Rises after the event that causes this to be necessary
If you can't figure out a way to get inside, then you probably can't effectively make use of the genetic materials of the seeds inside anyway. LOL
I've often wondered why the Swiss Guard are required to dress in ridiculous clown costumes.
I realize these are very serious men. I doubt they think of themselves as ridiculous.
But I do!😂
Tradition.
A precision concerning the Vatican Archives : a persistant myth says they are "secret". Actually they are not. They are available mainly for the Vatican personnel, but also to any scholar who asks through the proper way (ike, for example reserves of museums or rare or fragile book storage of librairies). The myth comes from an error in translation. They were called "Archivum Secretum Apostolicum Vaticanum" but "secretum" doesn't mean "secret", it means "private". The word should be undertstood as the private archives of the pope, ie all the decrees, letters, books, etc) of the pope. Nowadays they are called "Archivum Apostolicum Vaticanum"
9:11 How is one “impervious to weather conditions”? That’s not really something one can train for beyond training yourself to hold your breath under water. What other “superhuman” abilities are they alleged to have?
It's not something they train them for. They just only pick soldiers who are already weatherproof. You either are or you ain't.
You would get arrested for carrying that key holder where i live.
...but Fortknox has no gold!
Uh, no heads of state are ever in conclave. That's just cardinals.
Damn. 35th like. Simon needs to hand out pairs of his underwear or cereal spoon to the first person to see each video. A new trend! I think the closest I ever got was 5th. No used undies for me! 😩
You're kidding, right?
08:27 - Hardly surprising, Vladimir Putin is former KGB himself, knows a thing or 2 about secrecy 😏
What kind of deranged psicopath keeps records of his sexual bribery on an archive that is open to other members of an organization he belongs to? Or well... anywhere at all?
Them North and South Korean seeds would soon care if they were put next to them Japanese seeds.
I wonder if they have the original seed for weed
What are we going to plant in radiation poisoned soil?
4k time on the uploads! #2024Goals
When Simon starts talking about the Ridge wallet, skip ahead to 4:26.
Sorry, but until they prove it, I don’t believe there’s any gold left in Fort Knox since Nixon took us off the gold standard in the 1960s
What’s up with banana flavored candy not tasting like bananas? Always heard it was cuz the plant it was based on went extinct.. but we have seeds for it?
Those banana plants do exist and grow well in some locations. But the majority of bananas are grown in one country, and that particular type of banana plant was being destroyed there by disease, so a GM seed was made and that’s the Cavendish bananas we mostly eat today - which now is being subject to disease …. Now we wait for the next GM banana
@@becks5867 Current Cavendish are not GMOs. They replaced the Gros Michel ("Big Mike") cultivar in the 1950s, right around the time that researchers were beginning to understand the basic structure of DNA. As Cavendish are all clones of the original plant (as Gros Michel are, since neither have seeds), there's been no genetic modification happening until very recently. In May 2023, Australian researchers created the first GM Cavendish, designed to be resistant to rhe fungus that is putting the Cavendish at risk. If it works, the same might happen for the Gros Michel (which is still produced in small numbers, but they're rather expensive at sometimes several dollars per banana).
If Gordon Brown was US president hed just sell all the gold
Already sold
Not one mention of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York?
Seed research and preservation is cool 👍👍 brb, going to check out those key holders and Ridge wallets....Ok, I'm back and they're pretty cool and I need a new wallet and key holder - would make a good gift for my Dad, too. Ok, but them prices are up there and I just spent some money....brb, cyber monday sales, I'll catch a deal....for once, I'm going to buy the damn ridge wallet, maybe...
I can only think it must’ve been an oversight on the seed bank’s part that they never asked for any of my seed 🤷♂️
Why do people seek validation for being on their phone 1st? Aka the early gang
Or am i wrong?
wait so basically the US only has 600 billion dollars total. I guess the price of gold is very under valued
It’s empty
Went to China to pay the national debt
But why would anyone break into seeds vault
to get the seeds to help save humanity?
@@iainlyall6475 that doesnt explain that level of security
@@romeomyblueheaven8237 'F' if i know dude :-(
:-)
What? no area 51?
Jesus really is legit history.
I farted
just play teemo lol
What is the Vatican hiding?
Didn't Muammar Gaddafi have an all (hot) female security detail ?
Yes. It was awesome. Check out what happened to him when he was ousted though.... 😬
Stinkfinger wasn't true, then.
The seed vault HAS had flooding in recent years due to climate change.
Vlad's bodyguards are genetically modified Bears.......Bears genetically modified to look like humans, without loosing any other bear like qualities.
🐻🤣😂
Commenting on the title alone.
The most heavily guarded, are also the most secret. So, no.