On Apr 23, 3:16*pm, "Keith Willshaw"
wrote:
"edward ohare" wrote in message

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Of course, it is a weapon. *No one in the USAF is stupid enough to
spend money on non-weapons. *Which brings up the question of why to
spend any money on a new frontier of warfare.

Reality check.

The first role for the nascent air forces of the world was reconnaissance..
This
remains a major role of the USAF today. Those spy satellites don't launch
themselves.

Keith

This can be used as a platform for high resolution photos. Especially
where say China would attack Taiwan and knock down our satelites
before the attack. This could be a mobile platform that could changwe
orbit - making it hard to shoot down!