(NewsNation) — A former intelligence official says there’s no reason to suggest “what (aliens) are doing is for benevolent reasons.”
Former Pentagon official Lue Elizondo sat down with NewsNation contributor Ross Coulthart and discussed what Elizondo characterized as an official military exercise concocted by the Pentagon to lure a UFO into government hands.
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Although it’s too soon to know whether any potential extraterrestrial life is well-intentioned, Elizondo said he hasn’t seen anything to lead him to that conclusion.
“We have examples where these things have disabled our nuclear capabilities, right?” Elizondo said. “Like we see with Malmstrom Air Force Base and whatnot, where an entire flight of our nuclear — part of our nuclear triad — has been taken offline.”
“Nowhere did they stop our advancement from atomic technology development to nuclear technology?” he continued. “They didn’t stop us testing weapons out in Nevada, and they didn’t stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons from getting into the hands of other countries that are unfriendly. You have countries like North Korea, and now India has them. And so I ask you, if these things are benevolent, why haven’t they stopped that?”
The Defense Department denies credible evidence exists of aliens. Spokesperson Sue Gough also said Elizondo had no responsibilities within the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) while he was assigned to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
“To date, AARO has not discovered any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently,” Gough said. “AARO welcomes the opportunity to speak with any former or current government employee or contractor who believes they have information relevant to the historical review.”
UFO believers push back on that sentiment, contending the Pentagon is running a disinformation campaign to discredit Elizondo.
Additionally, they believe Elizondo’s involvement in the UAP program at the Pentagon has been confirmed multiple times. Those include a letter from former Assistant Deputy Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Chris Mellon to Sen. Harry Reid that allegedly confirmed Elizondo’s specific role in AATIP. Also, internal Defense Department emails, since made public, also allegedly indicate that Elizondo was running AATIP.