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From: watson@ames.arc.nasa.gov (John S. Watson)
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Subject: Re: Soviet Shuttle
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Date: 11 Sep 89 22:29:28 GMT
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In article <4821@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> doug@loihi.hig.hawaii.edu (Doug Myhre) writes:
>Wonder what the possibility of the Soviets using their shuttle down the
>line to retrieve one of our spy satellites for it's technology.  I would
>hope our satellites have some sort of self-distruct mechanism on it to
>deter such action.

Maybe we could endow our spy satellites with the ability to become 
"parasitic" once it is swallowed by their space shuttle.  

Gee, I wish the CIA or NSA would hire me to read sci-fi and think up fun
senerios like this (and paying me lots of money).  Are you guys listening? :-)

John S. Watson, Civil Servant from Hell        ARPA: watson@ames.arc.nasa.gov 
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