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From: smb@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com (Steven M. Bellovin)
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Subject: ``Deep Black'' -- opinions wanted
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Date: 29 Jun 89 03:45:07 GMT
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From: smb@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com (Steven M. Bellovin)

I just finished reading ``Deep Black'', a book about satellite surveillance
systems, and I was curious to hear opinions about its accuracy.  My own
guess is that there's a wild mix of fact, fiction, and speculation in it.
Certainly, there were any number of statements about computer science
that ranged between suspect and laughable, and that doesn't give me
much confidence in the rest of the book.  On the other hand, the author
seems to have read (and cited) just about every issue of Av Leak, and
interviewed lots of knowledgeable folks.  Comments?