Germany and U.S. Developing Secret Spy Satellites, Wikileaks Says | AHN: "The United States and Germany are developing satellites that officially are to be used for crisis management during natural disasters but really are intended for spying, according to the latest Wikileaks releases.

The $274 million satellites are scheduled to begin service as soon as next year, the State Department documents say.
Wikileaks, a Web site that publishes secret government documents, appears to have obtained the U.S. State Department communications that describe the program from the U.S. embassy in Berlin.
The satellite program, called HiROS, would use high-resolution images that could identify objects as small as 1.5-feet long. HiROS stands for High Resolution Optical Satellite System."

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