On 14/09/2020 8:40 a.m., Alexander Koryagin : All wrote:


 AK> Hi, All!

 AK> https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54076895

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Ever since China claimed success in the secretive launch of an
experimental spacecraft, experts have been pondering over what it
could be and what it did in space.

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 AK> When will it be justified to say "secretive mission"
 AK> instead of "secret mission"?

I'd say that secretive implies that something about the launch was
known publicly in advance.  Whereas, secret would imply total secrecy.


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