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What Did Google Earth Spot In the Chinese Desert?

New submitter snooz_crash writes "An Ex-CIA analyst requests your assistance in IDing a base that he has been observing for quite a while. The base has been in existence for several years, but its shape and location do not lead to an immediate answer to the riddle of 'what the heck is it?'"

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  1. Isn't it obvious? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a cleverly designed denial of service attack against the CIA/NSA/etc. By making them waste time trying to figure out what this base is, they're keeping them from discovering actual information.

  2. Maybe.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe that's why he's an ex-CIA analyst.

  3. Ikea store by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Blue roof, yellow trim. Built on cheap land for no good reason. Duh! It's an Ikea store.

  4. Re:Ummm.... maybe go there? by Albanach · · Score: 5, Funny

    Go there, who does that these days? Click street view and read what the sign above the door says.