Secret NRO Recons Eye Iraqi Threats

As urgency mounts for better intelligence on Iraq to guide U.S. diplomatic and military policy, six secret National Reconnaissance Office high-resolution imaging satellites, each costing $1 billion, are maintaining an almost hourly watch on specific Iraqi facilities. Three Advanced KH-11s with...

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