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"Thomas J. Paladino Jr." wrote in message ... Large SNIP Did we ask for overflight rights for the SR71? I don't know for sure, but I doubt it. I do recall, however, reading newspaper articles asserting that certain nations, including North Korea and the USSR, had complained to the US about SR-71s violating their respective airspaces; that NK had fired (an exercise in futility) SAMS at SR-71s; and that the USSR was so miffed by such alleged intrusions that it had dusted off one of its early IRBMs (which would have the range and could develop the speed to run down even an SR-71) and fitted it with SAM-type tracking gear in order to demonstrate their determination to see such alleged overflights come to an end. Does anyone on the ng have any info as to whether the above claims were true? Thanks. |
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I base my guess on the fact that the SR-71 has been retired, but that mission
profile still exists. There has to be something that has replaced it that isn't public knowledge yet. During Balkan campaign some of US military-technological capabilities were not even known to top military leadership and they were not allowed to use them during the conflict as they were not supposed to know them.(need to know rule)) This policy was the reason of some resentments in military circles after balkan conflict. |
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"Denyav" wrote
During Balkan campaign some of US military-technological capabilities were not even known to top military leadership and they were not allowed to use them Right... I believe you! |
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I would probably say that anything sub-orbital or orbital will be out of
soverign airspace. Nobody asks for overflight rights for the space shuttle or sattelites. Orbital, yes, according to some 1950's treaty, sattelites in *orbit* are considered in international territory. However *sub-orbital* may not be covered, the space shuttle does not use sub-orbital dynamics (I don't think, why would it?), thus it utilizes international territory. So the question remains, if we're not going to put this thing into the international territory of "space", we'll still require foreign nation overflight permission, which us back where we are now. And, militarially speaking, we pretty much own space anyway. According to international law, no one owns space no matter how much stuff they put up there. If sheer numbers were the governing factor numerous telecommunications companies would be vying for ownership of space, not the US government. BUFDRVR "Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips everyone on Bear Creek" |
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