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Declassified spy satellite images reveal 400 Roman Empire forts in the Middle East (www.space.com)
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'Intensive fort construction' took place at the borders of Rome's reach.

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[-] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Just releasing spy imagery can be dangerous because you're showing any potential enemy the detail of your satellite surveillance. Maybe they could come up with some method but I imagine they pentagon will default to keeping classified information classified.

[-] SeducingCamel@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Didn't trump nonchalantly tweet a satellite image with crazy resolution when he was president?

[-] BeautifulMind@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yes, he did.

[-] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I honestly don't know but it wouldn't surprise me. At one point he was pushing my blood pressure up so much I just stopped posting attention to anything in the news that mentioned him though.

[-] SeducingCamel@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Here it is

Yeah kinda wild

[-] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I am legitimately nervous he could be reelected

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