The RV program has been in use since the 1970s, as the Soviet Union and United States tracked the construction and maintenance of each other's nuclear silos. With their advanced predictive capabilities, teams of elite remote viewers were able to deter attacks, and thus prevent, military conflict. During the 1990s, the CIA pretended to close its remote viewing program, but instead chose to apply its functions beyond Cold War matters.
Snowden said he hopes that Project Stargate’s participants will be able to live normally, “instead of as circus animals, instead of as freaks.” He added, “[Significant others of Project Stargate employees] have to get Q clearances just to cohabitate with, without even marrying, their loved ones. That’s tantamount to slavery.”