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Old Jun 1, 2009, 12:01 pm
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Originally Posted by HookTheBrotherUp
I agree. Not just from satellite of course; the Navy has their own surveillance capabilities. In anycase, I'm sure the exact location is known, but not being reported to the public at this time.
I think that there are some gross over-estimations of the capabilities of the US armed forces and "spy" systems being shared here. The US does not track every plane in the air at all times around the globe. And the Navy wouldn't be able to "detect" a plane crashing in the middle of the Atlantic.
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