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Err, how was Arecibo able to spy on the Russians? Were there satellites going right over the dish?
by hengheng 4y ago
Err, how was Arecibo able to spy on the Russians? Were there satellites going right over the dish?
- dwringer 4y agoOn Wikipedia is the claim "The telescope also originally had military intelligence uses, including locating Soviet radar installations by detecting their signals bouncing off the Moon."[0], which gives this[1](by name, but unlinked) as its source. It would be interesting to know more. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_Telescope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_Telescope [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC_RxWN_xo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC_RxWN_xo
- Andrew_nenakhov 4y agoThese sneaky scientists are always ready to fool silly military people into funding their extravagant scientific projects by promising it to have military uses.