Military projects are often believed to be secret all the time. This is in fact a strong and popular myth. There are plenty of projects that are low security. Reasons for this could range from lack of resources to secure the project to research being performed in something which is simply not a concern in terms of theft. Also, the Empire has been known to conduct projects which they have absolutely no intention of developing or following up on. These serve to divert Alliance resource, a sort of "dangling carrot" if you will. This is a wise strategy, one that only the Empire with such resources to spoil could hope to afford wasting on. The projects conducted at the DOCE are not any of the above described endeavors. This is where the real thing takes place. They only work on about four or five projects at a time, so as to maximize research resources (ie. scientists). The following projects are not necessarily the only ones being conducted, but they represent research being done now and in the past. It is unknown what is slated for the future...
There are several other projects which are so under wraps, incessant attempts of discovery only meet with demise and illusion. These projects are considered to be every bit as dangerous as the above mentioned, however the Alliance cannot afford to continue to lose operatives over things which may or may not exist. The battle is thin as it is, and as crucial as these projects may be, they lie on a front which is considered too distant for immeadiate action.
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