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[Die armen, armen Militaers... erst entwendet man ihnen die Kryptographie, und nun dies! --AHH]
19 February 1999. Thanks to Dan Dupont.
Inside the Pentagon, February 18, 1999
Public interest advocates argue . . .
BETTER IMAGERY, DECLASSIFIED PHOTOS PORTEND SHIFT IN POLICY DEVELOPMENT
By Richard Lardner
For decades, classified satellite and aerial reconnaissance systems have provided inside information about the military capabilities of America's opponents, allowing U.S. officials to develop appropriate strategies and influence public opinion. Public interest advocates predicted this week the spread of sophisticated commercial imaging systems coupled with declassified U.S. intelligence products will give non-governmental organizations that same power, a shift that portends a revolution in the way national security policies are shaped.
At a Feb. 16 conference sponsored by the Washington, DC-based Federation of American Scientists, John Pike, director of the organization's Space Policy Project, formally outlined an ongoing FAS initiative called "Public Eye." According to an FAS paper on Public Eye authored by Pike, he and others expect the effort to "materially alter the terms of public dialogue on a wide range of important policy fronts, particularly though not exclusively in the peace and security arena."
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