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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27868703

*NSA realises it can get good satellite imagery for free* 'Yes, tell the DoC we said it's OK.'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27868703

*NSA realises it can get good satellite imagery for free* 'Yes, tell the DoC we said it's OK.'

NSA's Keyhole Satellites were capable of sub-15cm resolution when they were introduced thirty to forty years ago.

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Yeah, but they never dreamed they'd be able to sit at their desk and view it then and there!

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Other sources have been setting high resolution images for ages anyway.

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