The Germans needed to take the Windsors back to Madrid, to better control them, and so they launched a secret operation, codenamed 'Willi' to ensure that the Duke bent to their will.
However, in the mid-2000s the USS Jimmy Carter was modified to support clandestine operations, adding an extra one hundred foot section of hull to support the launching and recovery of unmanned vehicles and up to 50 SEALS.
But though the idea of a secret group orchestrating political upheaval is still alive and well today, there is no evidence that the Illuminati survived, reformed, or went underground.
Relying on background signals to detect objects has an advantage in stealth operations: no pulse is sent out to alert anyone to what you are doing, or attract an anti-radar missile.
White House spokesman Jay Carney denied that the program was a part of a covert operation, but he admitted that the government had taken steps to be discreet about its involvement.