Classified archival footage held by the United States Government, 
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and several other 
organizations is to be searched by Foundation operatives for 
instances of SCP-3148-1 whenever possible. Media believed to be 
contaminated by SCP-3148 must be quarantined and destroyed as 
rapidly as possible. 


Description: SCP-3148 is an infohazardous agent that propagates 
through visual imagery. It presents itself as a variety of alterations to 
infected media. SCP-3148 is able to infect physical images through 
direct contact, or, if present as an electronic copy, by inserting itself 
into any visual media file sharing the same memory device as itself. 
Media files that have been altered by SCP-3148 have been 
designated SCP-3148-1. 


SCP-400: Beautiful Babies 


Item #: SCP-400 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: The single colony of SCP-400 
in Foundation custody (designation SCP-400-B) is currently housed 
in a juvenile humanoid containment cell at Site-77’s Euclid 
objects wing. Any cell containing an active SCP-400 colony must be 
secured with an air-lock door under Bio-safety Level 4 precautions. 
Any openings for ventilation must be covered by a metal screen with 
gaps no greater than 0.2 cm in diameter, followed by aerosol filter 
400-AF to be changed monthly and remanded to on-site chemical 
research personnel with Level 3/4 clearance. Access for 
experimentation purposes requires approval from both the Ethics 
Committee and the item's acting HMCL supervisor (currently Dr. 
Marshall Grant). SCP-400 handlers are required to wear Level 4 
positive pressure Bio-hazard suits, and must be decontaminated 
prior to egress. In emergency situations, prevention of olfactory 
contact with SCP-400 is sufficient to prevent accidental exposure in 
most cases. For care-giving instructions, please refer to Document 
400-C rev 1.3. 


Agents operating in the continental United States are to report any 
statistically significant drop in daycare, preschool, and primary 
school enrollment in their assigned region. Elements of MTF 
Beta-7 (“Maz Hatters”) are to remain on-call for identification, 
research, and termination of active SCP-400 infestations. Locations 
found to be infested are to be quarantined using cover story 139-B 
(‘bubonic plague’). Media inquiries are to be categorically denied, 
and all agents of the press demonstrating interest in the quarantine 
are to be detained and administered a Class B amnestic prior to 
release. 


Foundation personnel affected by SCP-400 are subject to 
quarantine of up to three (3) weeks. If by this time anomalous effects 


SCP-3148 originally appeared in footage of nuclear detonations. 
Foundation records show that almost all instances of original 
SCP-3148 infection originate from footage of nuclear tests 
undertaken since 1956. Original SCP-3148 infections are not limited 
to photographs taken by high-speed cameras, and any photographic 
devices present at the site of a nuclear weapon test are susceptible 
to production of SCP-3148-1. Testing undertaken with Foundation 
nuclear warheads has not produced any instances of SCP-3148-1. 


Addendum 3148-1: Incident 3148-1 


On 02-12-1960, an instance of SCP-3148 was added to SCPNET as 
part of the documentation of SCP-3148. This resulted in a global 
containment breach of SCP-3148, and the contamination of several 
important files in the SCPNET database. The personnel responsible 
have not been identified due to the ensuing system purge. 


(31-10-1962) : Urgent. This documentation has been updated. 


SCP-3148 (A1962) 


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Item #: SCP-3148 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3148 is known to be 
active and propagating outside of Foundation control. SCP-3148-1 
instances are to be stored in an isolated containment chamber in 
Site-19. Digital copies of SCP-3148-1 are to be stored on dedicated 
hard drives, which are to be placed in the same containment 
chamber. Access to SCP-3148-1 is restricted to personnel of all 
clearance and authority, up to an including the O-5 council. 
Foundation personnel of Clearance Level 4 

and below that bear signs of SCP-3148 infection must be terminated 
from Foundation employ. 


Foundation operatives are to be planted in top positions of several 
national governments to monitor SCP-3148 infection and prevent 
catastrophic results. SCP-3148-related organizations that do not 
permit to inspection by Foundation personnel are to be met with 
armed force and made to release classified documents for 
inspection. Media thought to be contaminated by SCP-3148 must be 
quarantined and destroyed as rapidly as possible. 


A special investigation board (8148 Containment Committee) is to 
be established to investigate Level 5 and O5 Personnel for 
symptoms of SCP-3148 infection. Personnel of these clearance 
levels that are identified as infected individuals are to be demoted to 
Level 1 or Level 0. Committee members are to be drawn from a pool 
of researchers already familiar with SCP-3148, and replaced every 4 
years. Members presenting symptoms of SCP-3148 are to 


prematurely removed. 


Description: SCP-3148 is an infohazardous agent that propagates 
through visual imagery. It presents itself as a variety of alterations to 
infected media. SCP-3148 is able to infect physical images through 
direct contact, or, if present as an electronic copy, by inserting itself 
into any visual media file sharing the same memory device as itself. 
Media files that have been altered by SCP-3148 have been 
designated SCP-3148-1. Approximately 4% of human beings who 
view SCP-3148 show signs of infohazardous infection. Daily 
interaction with infected individuals may also cause infection over 
the course of approximately three months. 


In humans, SCP-3148 causes a heightened sense of paranoia and 
intrusive thoughts relating to the elimination of any serious threats. 
The SCP-3148 infection will usually culminate in a desire to utilize 
nuclear weapons the most destructive or dangerous item accessible 
by the infected individual to neutralize even mid-level threats, 
rationalized through the need to preemptively eliminate targets. This 
symptom extends to all contained anomalous items that infected 
individuals are aware of. Due to the high security level of these 
items, personnel that are most susceptible to SCP-3148 are often 
those with access to Keter-class objects, and thus represent the 
most pressing threat from SCP-3148. 


Human beings affected by SCP-3148 are almost exclusively people 
in positions of authority over at least one other person. Higher levels 
of authority are correlated to higher SCP-3148 susceptibility, though 
personnel ranging from minor researchers to Site Directors have 
been infected in the past. The process by which SCP-3148 
determines authority is unknown. Even cursory exposure to 
SCP-3148 can trigger infection in especially important persons, and 
the only known method of reversing the symptoms is by stripping 
infected persons of their positions. 


SCP-3148 originally appeared in footage of nuclear detonations. 
Foundation records show that almost all instances of original 
SCP-3148 infection originate from footage of nuclear tests 
undertaken since 1956. As of 04-06-1962, testing undertaken with 


Foundation nuclear warheads has produced new SCP-3148-1 
instances. Study of the electromagnetic emission profile of the 
nuclear detonations in question has determined [DATA 
EXPUNGED]. 


Addendum 3148-1: Incident 3148-1 

On 02-12-1960, an instance of SCP-3148-1 was uploaded to the 
now defunct SCPNET as part of the documentation of SCP-3148. 
This resulted in a global containment breach of SCP-3148, and the 
contamination of several important files in the Foundation Database. 
The personnel responsible have not been identified due to the 
ensuing system purge. 


Addendum 3148-2: Incident 3148-2 

On 16-10-1962, a massive infection of SCP-3148 among high- 
authority figures in the military structures of both the USA and USSR 
was discovered. Thanks to covert Foundation action, a nuclear 
exchange was successfully averted. Further infections were 
discovered among Foundation personnel in the following days, 
resulting in an update to the Special Containment Procedures for 
SCP-3148. 


This thing is a bitch to contain. It naturally seeks out 
those with power, so anyone we put in place to police it 
automatically becomes susceptible to it. By the time we 
notice it from underneath, we have to break the chain of 
command to get rid of the infection. Kind of makes the 
whole power structure pointless, doesn't it? I'm hoping 
the procedures we've put in place keep it under control, 
but there's not telling how far it's already gone. 


-Senior Researcher Gorsanov 
Addendum 3148-3: List of 3148 Containment Committee Actions 


Below is an updated list of motions carried by the 3148 Containment 
Committee. 


+ Enter Level 5 Credentials 


Date: 05-11-1962 


Action: First committee meeting. 
Establishment of standard procedures. 


Date: 15-02-1963 
Action: Investigation of Site Directors for 
Sites-19, -77, -55, and -13. 


Date: 29-02-1963 
Action: Demotion of Site Director Hussein of 
Site-55 approved. 


Date: 05-06-1967 
Action: Investigation of research staff at 
Site-19. 


Date: 24-07-1967 
Action: Investigation of research staff at 
Site-104. 


Date: 14-09-1967 
Action: Demotion of 5 Senior Researchers at 
Site-104. 


Date: 15-10-1970 
Action: Request for funds. Approved by O-5 
Council. 


Date: 19-10-1971 
Action: Premature removal of Committee 
Member Anaheim. 


Date: 04-03-1975 
Action: Investigation of research staff at 
Site-19. 


Date: 11-03-1975 
Action: Employment of 14 Senior 
Researchers at Site-19 is terminated. 


Date: 13-08-1978 
Action: Investigation of Site Directors for 
Sites-19, -18, and -103. 


Date: 04-09-1978 
Action: Demotion of Site Director Fleming of 
Site-19. 


Date: 10-02-1980 
Action: Investigation of O5-6. 


Date: 12-03-1980 
Action: Demotion of O5-6. 


Date: 19-05-1985 
Action: Investigation of Site Directors for 
Sites-19, -21, -73, and -11. 


Date: 30-07-1985 
Action: Premature removal of Committee 
Members Harold, Jiang, and Soomni. 


Date: 09-06-1986 
Action: Demotion of Site Director Gerald of 
Site-11. 


Date: 06-06-1989 
Action: Investigation of research staff at 
Site-73. 


Date: 10-05-1992 
Action: Premature removal of Committee 
Members Uma and Dillonson. 


Date: 23-11-1994 
Action: Request for funds. Approved by O-5 
Council. 


Date: 09-02-1995 
Action: Employment of 23 Senior 
Researchers at Site-73 is terminated. 


Date: 23-04-1997 
Action: Investigation of research staff at 
Site-19. 


Date: 24-04-2003 
Action: Request for funds. Denied by O-5 
Council. 


Date: 20-08-2003 
Action: Investigation of O5-1. 


Date: 16-01-2004 
Action: Demotion of 05-1 and 05-3. 


Date: 20-01-2004 
Action: Request for funds. Approved by O-5 
Council. 


Date: 25-03-2014 

Action: Premature removal of Committee 
Members Aleph, Stephens, Jean-Pierre, 
Durand, and Ferdinand. 


Date: 04-12-2017 
Action: Investigation of Site Director Jillian of 
Site-19. 


Date: 21-04-2018 
Action: Demotion of Site Director Jillian of 
Site-19. 


Date: 03-10-2020 
Action: Request for funds. Denied by O-5 
Council. 


Date: 15-04-2025 
Action: Request for funds. Denied by O-5 
Council. 


Date: 16-02-2028 
Action: Premature removal of all Committee 
members. 


Date: 29-07-2029 
Action: Investigation of O5-1, O5-2, O5-5, 
05-7, and O5-12. 


Date: 05-11-2029 
Action: Investigation of 05-10 and 05-13. 


Date: 07-12-2030 
Action: Request for funds. Denied by O-5 
Council. 


Date: 18-02-2031 

Action: Attempted demotion of 05-1, 05-2, 
05-5, 05-7, and 05-13. Action is met with 
armed resistance. 


Date: 31-05-2031 

Action: 05-1, 05-2, 05-5, 05-7, 05-10, 
05-12 and O5-13 have been identified as 
infected persons. No action is to be taken 


Date: 09-10-2031 
Action: Premature removal of Committee 
Member Benson. 


Date: 10-22-2031 
Action: O5 motion to dissolve the 3148 
Containment Committee has been overruled. 


Date: 25-12-2031 

Action: No one will ever see this, but the 
Council has been compromised. Don’t listen to 
them. 


Date: 14-04-2032 
Action: Nothing. Just don't do anything to our 
families. 


Date: 15-06-2032 
Action: 3148 Containment Committee is 
dissolved by order of the O-5 Council. 


(17-06-2032) : This documentation has been updated. May Krishna 
greet us kindly. 


SCP-3148 (A2032) 


Item #: SCP-3148 
Object Class: Thaumiel 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-31 48-1 is to be distributed 
to the leaders of national governments, high-ranking personnel in 
national militaries, and the O-5 Council. Foundation nuclear devices 
are to be armed preemptively. All Special Containment Procedures 
are herby rescinded. Foundation staff are instructed to utilize 
anomalous objects to neutralize potential threats preemptively, 
including other anomalous objects. SCP-2000 is to prepare to 
undertake Procedure CYA-009. In the event that completion of 
Procedure CYA-009 is rendered impossible, Foundation launch 
facilities are to undertake Procedure SHV-258. Foundation 
personnel expressing dissent against these containment procedures 
will be terminated. No efforts are to be made to prevent the spread 
of SCP-3148. 


Description: SCP-3148 is a communication from an alternate 
reality. It presents itself as a series of modifications to visual media 
files. SCP-3148 appears to be aimed at the leadership of several 
powerful organizations, and intends to provide warning of an 
impending K-Class end-of-the-world event. It is believed that 
SCP-3148 originates from a reality in which this event was not 
prevented, though little can be ascertained about the nature of the 
alternate reality from SCP-3148. The nature of the predicted K-Class 
scenario is also obscure, but may involve an undiscovered Keter- or 
Apollyon-class entity. 


SCP-3148 has informed Foundation leadership that the only 
adequate preventative measure is the use of dangerous SCP 
objects to neutralize the event, as well as other high-level threats to 
normalcy. Due to the urgency of the communications, it is believed 
that the Foundation has fewer than 2 months to prepare before the 
forewarned K-Class scenario takes place. As a result, an evacuation 


of the surface of the Earth is out of the question. 
SCP-3148 is capable of propagating through visual media files. 
Addendum 3148-1: Procedure SHV-258 


Two spacecraft with the following specifications are to be prepared 
and launched. At least two weeks of in-flight testing must take place 
on both spacecraft after launch to ensure full system functionality. 
Upon completion of testing, Phase 1 of Procedure SHV-258 begins. 
Phase 1 of Procedure SHV-258 is a standby phase, during which all 
mission elements remain in orbit. Phase 2 of Procedure SHV-258 is 
the primary mission phase, during which the mission elements 
preform their active duties. 


Designation: SHV-258-1 
Launch Mass: 13 tons 


Power: 35 kW (Gallium arsenide PV cell array, Lithium 
thionyl chloride batteries) 


Communications: 29 GHz / 30 kW radio spot-beam 
(2000 Gbit/s downlink rate), 800 MHz / 50 W UHF 
receiver 


Propulsion: 5 kW Hall-effect thruster 


Payload: 2,300 (two-thousand three hundred) 512 TB 
Solid State Drives with 1.2 Exabytes of aggregate space, 
filled with compiled material from the National Archive 
and Records Administration, the Library of Congress, the 
UK National Archives, the French Archives 
Administration, 30 University archives, select web 
databases, and the Foundation Database.