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US Defense official told CNBC snapshot of Iran site “was included in a Friday intelligence briefing.”
So...
1. Iran (and other US adversaries) now know spy capabilities included in POTUS briefings
2. Next time Iran claims US drone was over airspace they’ll have a stronger hand
So...
1. Iran (and other US adversaries) now know spy capabilities included in POTUS briefings
2. Next time Iran claims US drone was over airspace they’ll have a stronger hand
Here’s the CNBC report (by @amanda_m_macias @KevinWilliamB):
“A U.S. defense official told CNBC that the picture in Trump's tweet, which appeared to be a snapshot of a physical copy of the satellite image, was included in a Friday intelligence briefing.”
cnbc.com/2019/08/30/tru…
“A U.S. defense official told CNBC that the picture in Trump's tweet, which appeared to be a snapshot of a physical copy of the satellite image, was included in a Friday intelligence briefing.”
cnbc.com/2019/08/30/tru…
“Melissa Hanham ... believes that the resolution is so high, it may be beyond the physical limits at which satellites can operate.
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That could mean it was taken by a drone or spy plane, though such a vehicle would be violating Iranian airspace.”
npr.org/2019/08/30/755…
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That could mean it was taken by a drone or spy plane, though such a vehicle would be violating Iranian airspace.”
npr.org/2019/08/30/755…
“‘It looks like it was taken from an airborne platform, not a satellite,’ said Jeffrey Lewis, an arms control expert at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, an assessment echoed by SEVERAL other experts”
via @shaneharris @agearan
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
via @shaneharris @agearan
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
