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Military's Satellite Meteor Data Sharing May Soon Resume

Posted by timothy on from the so-we'll-know-what's-about-to-hit-us dept.

jbdigriz writes "Leonard David has a followup piece to his original story, referenced here on June 22nd ('US Military Blocks Data On Incoming Meteors'). Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Rego explains his decision to suspend the meteor data sharing program due to 'loopholes' in the informal arrangement. He and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher hold out some hope that the program will resume on a more secure basis at some unspecified but not too distant point."

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  1. Conspiracy. by Seumas · · Score: 5, Funny

    The big one is clearly headed for us and the planet is doomed and they just don't want people to know and start panicking. So, I would encourage everyone to panic.

    1. Re:Conspiracy. by cupantae · · Score: 5, Funny

      Professor, without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it's time for our viewers to crack each other's heads open and feast on the goo inside?

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    2. Re:Conspiracy. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I'm new to slashdot, what movies are you talking about? (seriously)

  2. No! Don't tell us! by Tubal-Cain · · Score: 2, Funny

    I want the civilization-ending meteor strike to be a surprise!

  3. That's because the war is over by cupantae · · Score: 2, Funny

    The war ended on July the 4th, so this is no longer confidential military information. For more information on the invasion, see this recent documentary

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    1. Re:That's because the war is over by PPH · · Score: 2, Funny

      Not a problem. The aliens recieved a bunch of e-mail greeting cards from .ru domains. They opened a couple of them and it'll be weeks before they can clean the corrupted codecs off their systems.

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  4. It makes sense by PPH · · Score: 2, Funny

    After all, we know that the aliens monitor our communications. So broadcasting the distance and bearing of near misses will provide them with information they can use to adjust their targeting.

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