Very few people actually need to be "in" on a conspiracy for it to operate effectively.
All you need is control of the critical command nodes at the top of the personnel hierarchy. Everyone and everything beneath that is beholden to the old shackles of "following orders," and can be fed whatever expedient excuse facilitates the deeper endeavor.
What a (((cohe-cidence)))
Very few people actually need to be "in" on a conspiracy for it to operate effectively.
All you need is control of the critical command nodes at the top of the personnel hierarchy. Everyone and everything beneath that is beholden to the old shackles of "following orders," and can be fed whatever expedient excuse facilitates the deeper endeavor.
The Top governs all the rest.