What is this strange structure in the Arizona desert?

Annalee Newitz, writing for io9:

Normally when you see something bizarre like this on Google Earth, you want to believe it’s for secret spy stuff. But the skeptic in you says, “Naw, this is just for irrigation.” In this case, however, your spy dreams would be right.

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