From: Phil Payne 

> And I'm sure that there are intel resources on the ground around all the
> bases that make a phone call as soon as one takes off.  How long does it
> take to get over Iraq?  Time to cover up I would think.

The USA does have stealth aircraft, and this is one application for them
that has not been discussed a great deal.  Unmanned aircraft would allow
continuous coverage.

The inspectors have been very keen to get one up there - it was there for
four and a half hours - I wonder how long the analysis will take.  There's
a U2 camera on exhibition below the aircraft in the American museum at
Duxford - it takes a LOT of film - and that's if they've not gone
electronic.

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