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Cold War Satellite Pics Declassified

Posted by michael on from the magnifying-glass-required dept.

wwwssabbsdotcom writes "Looks like 25 years ago, we were taking pretty good B&W pics of the rest of the world, interesting story. How about those Cuban Missile Crisis pics, do they have that roll available?"

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  1. one thing by insomaniac · · Score: 2, Funny

    its about time ;)

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  2. kodak instant moments? by greechneb · · Score: 5, Funny

    According to the article they were looking for "Kodak Instant Moments" - I wonder how they would use that in a commercial. "When want the best images of your enemies, use kodak film..." naah.

    1. Re:kodak instant moments? by cordsie · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't they mean Kruschev instant moments?

  3. The Cuban Roll by InvaderSkooge · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Cuban roll is still embargoed, I'm afraid.

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    1. Re:The Cuban Roll by BabyDave · · Score: 4, Funny
      The Cuban roll is still embargoed
      Darn, now what am I going to have for lunch?
  4. Might as well say it.... by LittleGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I can see my house from here!!!"

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  5. Oh good!!! by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will we finally be able to see Jackie Kennedy's pix while she was sunbathing on Onassis's yachts???

  6. Early Days by redshift-systems · · Score: 2, Funny

    25 years ago? B&W hey? Wow, that's like pre-micro$oft era. Before they came along and brought colour to all our lives.

  7. Other News by stinkydog · · Score: 5, Funny

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  8. Cuban Missiles? by JohnnyBigodes · · Score: 4, Funny

    How about those Cuban Missile Crisis pics, do they have that roll available?

    Saaaaay, you wouldn't perhaps be Saddam Hussein shopping for a few missiles, would you?


  9. waste of tax dollars... by mr_gerbik · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why does the US spend millions and millions of dollars on expensive spy satellites when they could just use kites??

    -gerbik

  10. Re:Interesting.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You think way too much about non existent no-issues...

  11. Uh uh uh, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Can we get some of those with UFO's, before they got removed from the picture?,,, please....?

  12. Facinating ingelligence! by mumblestheclown · · Score: 4, Funny
    Imagine - hanoi appears to be at the juncture of two rivers, and beijing seems to have some sort of big square.

    With intelligence-gather incapabilities like that, no wonder we won the cold war.

  13. Re:Whose looking in your window? by ottffssent · · Score: 2, Funny

    That would be "Who's", a contraction for "who is".

    Whose is the posessive, as in "whose socks are those?" or "the one whose head is largest".

    Silly Slashdotter. You probably use "alot" too, don't you?

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  14. Re:Whose looking in your window? by operagost · · Score: 2, Funny
    Oceanographers could use this to track the movements of sea creatures, as well.

    Picture it- sharks with FRICKIN' LASER BEAMS attached to their heads!

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