Show threadJon PENNYCOOKNov 26, 2024

I hope allies of the USA will be circumspect when sharing information with the new administration, given the #Trump regime's previous security breaches, e.g.:-

* https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/trump-committed-egregious-intelligence-breach-ex-uk-spy-tells-court-2023-10-17/
* https://www.npr.org/2022/11/18/1137474748/trump-tweeted-an-image-from-a-spy-satellite-declassified-document-shows

Of course, we got to see what happens when a Hubble-class space telescope is pointed the wrong way round #KH11

Trump committed egregious intelligence breach, ex-UK spy tells court

Donald Trump's decision to declassify evidence given by ex-British spy Christopher Steele over the former U.S. president's alleged links with Russia led to the disappearance of two sources, Steele said in court documents made public on Tuesday.

Reuters
Jon PENNYCOOKSep 23, 2024

"Pentagon’s ‘speculated’ secret spacecraft spotted by backyard telescope"

https://interestingengineering.com/military/pentagon-secret-spacecraft-spotted-by-telescope

"Among his discoveries is a new generation of US reconnaissance satellites, equipped with optical and radar imaging, launched by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the agency responsible for designing, launching, and operating spy satellites for the US government."

Unfortunately, their source is the Daily Mail!

#NRO #USA #Topaz #KH11 #Kennen #Space #spacecraft #technology #astronomy

Pentagon's classified spacecraft spotted by backyard telescope

An amateur astronomer has captured images of classified US reconnaissance satellites, revealing details about their size and shape.

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RTNNov 22, 2022
"#Trump tweeted an image from a spy satellite, declassified document shows" ""The entire US intelligence community is incredibly averse to letting this information out," Lewis says. "The idea that the president would just scream 'YOLO!', photograph it and tweet it--is really hard to take."": https://www.npr.org/2022/11/18/1137474748/trump-tweeted-an-image-from-a-spy-satellite-declassified-document-shows #Iran #Semnan #Safir #USA224 #KH11 #NGA 18.11.2022
Trump tweeted an image from a spy satellite, declassified document shows

More than three years after his tweet, the U.S. government has formally declassified the image from one of its most powerful spy satellites.

NPR