Behind a decades-long exhaustive effort to take down Osama Bin Laden is a secretive agency that probes the world from the skies above.
Before yesterday, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) was a rarely-mentioned arm of the U.S. government that supported military operations by analyzing images from highly-advanced satellites and spy aircraft. Now, the NGA will forever be remembered for helping to pinpoint the whereabouts of the world's most wanted terrorist.
While certain laws prohibit commercial satellites from taking close-up snapshots, it's generally believed that military and surveillance satellites are capable of photographing at much higher resolutions.
In 2007, Newsmax's Ronald Kessler gained access inside the NGA and wrote up a fascinating report on the sophisticated technology used to hunt down terrorists and keep Americans safe.
Here are some highlights of his report:
To learn more, read the full report on NewsMax's website. I highly recommend it.
(via Newsmax)
Image: CIA handout, Digital Globe
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