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Your comment isn't totally true in the narrow sense that it's not being done domestically by the USG specifically (at least at the time I was reading about it).

Your comment isn't totally true in the narrow sense that it's not being done domestically by the USG specifically (at least at the time I was reading about it). The best book on the topic: https://www.amazon.com/Eyes-Sky-Secret-Gorgon-Stare/dp/0544972007 https://www.amazon.com/Eyes-Sky-Secret-Gorgon-Stare/dp/05449... The primary domestic use was by the Baltimore police department and it was supplied by an individual billionaire interested in funding the project. Interesting fact in that book was that the initial spark for the project was someone in government watching Enemy of the State in the 90s and thinking "we should be building this". Somewhat comically the guy who worked on the camera effects in the movie also has a defense company and was asked to help build the real thing.

imglorp 6y ago
True if you don't count JLENS, and ARGUS, which have been deployed wherever they feel like for years. Further muddied is that there are federal grants to let local law enforcement buy this gear. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/the-rapid-rise-of-federal-surveillance-drones-over-america/473136/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/the-rap... https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/bs-md-jlens-blimp-loose-20151028-story.html https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/bs-md-jl...
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abstractbarista 6y ago
Always enjoyed that movie. I suggest everyone check it out!
kfrzcode 6y ago
> comically Synergy!