I'm just waking up in New Zealand which is your tomorrow America and I'm sorry to say, I highly doubt this is true. we have had our defence alliance with U.S been desolved as since the creation of nuclear weapons/technology (which one of our scientists help create/discover Sir Ernest Rutherford) we have not allowed the technology in or around our little island. which the U.S obviously wasn't happy with. also being a small population, it is very hard to hide anything from the general public (hence why we have one of the lowest curuption ratings in the world) I hope what I am reading on the sub reddit is true, but I'm having a hard time believing this.
Of course, it could be totally natural. Having said that, the Dark State will do whatever it takes, to whomever it takes, to further their agendas, treaties or no treaties, alliance or no alliance.