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If there's still anything remotely serious that goes on there, they should just wrap it up. It's been a source of urban legends long enough that its best role at this point is to be a tourist destination with some cute attractions and a gift shop.

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I’d say it’s best role at this point is to continue being one of the preeminent sites for military weapons systems testing, as has been the case for a few decades now. I’m not sure what would lead you to conclude a gift shop would be of better use.

If anything the urban legends about UFOs and little green men add another layer of obfuscation regarding the projects actually being developed there.

Even if they wrapped up a long time ago, the ground may still be contaminated with some top-secret (or just nasty) chemicals.

I didn't even think of that, but it's a really good point and a likely scenario.

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