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To: ex-Texan
“If we have proof of nuclear and biological weapons, why don’t we show that proof to the world — as President Kennedy did 40 years ago when he sent Adlai Stevenson to the United Nations to show the world U.S. photographs of offensive missiles in Cuba,” Daschle said at the National Press Club news conference.

By revealing the photos, Kennedy let the Soviets know the exact limits of our photo recon capability. This was a major deal at the time, since this capability was top secret in the extreme.

62 posted on 01/27/2003 2:17:11 PM PST by gridlock (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue)
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To: gridlock
Didn't it cost us a U-2 at one point? I believe it did.
72 posted on 01/27/2003 2:27:11 PM PST by DoughtyOne
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