Black Ops: exactly, HOW many recruits die in training?

[Johnny1A.2]

Originally Posted by mburr0003

"Reports of a fire in Hawkins, Indiana... the whole town was celebrating the fall festival in the local mall... among those reported dead are the entire local sheriffs force and several inquisitive kids and their dog..."

/dusts hands, jobs lots a good'un, secrets preserved.

Yeah, that could be pulled off occasionally. But even here, from a Conspiratorial POV it's way suboptimum. Lots of people, lots of property damage, lots of insurance inspectors and police and fire personnel and probably autopsies and attention to the whole site, reporters and lots of chance for subsequent slips and reveals. If the Conspiracy had to resort to this sort of mass killing, it means somebody somewhere really, really screwed up. ARGUS themselves are probably going to be asking pointed questions of the department heads.

From the Conspiracy POV, the appropriate point in this scenario for a strategic murder is before whoever Knew Too Much had a chance to tell anyone at all. A knife across the throat or a bullet through between the eyes before the police are even involved. Slash the Mystery Machine's tires and cut the brake lines before they talk to anyone.

The more overt intervention necessary to conceal the Secret, the more the chance of a massive blowback and further reveals.