Crisis in space: The 1973 Yom Kippur War and "crisis reconnaissance"

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This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, whose start took both the United States and Israel by surprise. Dwayne Day notes that surprise was exacerbated by decisions made years earlier that limited the ability of the US to obtain satellite reconnaissance of the region.

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• T2Crisis in space: The 1973 Yom Kippur War and "crisis reconnaissance"SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review02 Oct 2023, 12:00