I post this here in the event that someone has already done research into
this extremely interesting subject.  The most telling point is that U.S.
satellite systems can apparently detect with 100% accuracy any enriched
uranium anywhere in the world. That wouldn't be a tool to detect threats of
all forms of "dirty bombs," of course.  But if true, it indeed casts a
different light on many other things, and the take-away point is that this
can help people be better consumers of information, separating reality from
disinformation.

For example:

- full knowledge of North Korea having enriched uranium, which would clearly
indicate full knowledge of a "nuclear weapons program," as by definition,
possession of enriched uranium directly implies weapons program intent;  in
other words, we knew about the program long before the N. Koreans fessed up
to it;  it's public record in the media that a State Department official
confronted North Korea on the program, the North Korean's initially denied
but then admitted to the program's existence (apparently because they
realized there was no way they could hide the stuff);  another consequence
of this fact is that the Bush administration has presumably known about the
program for a very long time, and it's probably safe to assume it has been
known for at least as far back as the Jan. 2002 State of the Union "Axis of
Evil" speech, and therefore (follow the logic here), this information was
only made public AFTER the Congress voted to approve war powers to Bush on
Iraq because the Bush camp knew revelation prior to Congressional approval
to strike Iraq would greatly complicate and put at risk ever getting
Congress to approve war powers on Iraq;

- full knowledge of Iraq's enriched uranium programs, and those where the
programs, after all, that has received all the attention in the media;
there hasn't been much discussion about him getting plutonium on the black
market, while the media reports of CIA and atomic energy agency reports
dealt specifically with enriched uranium;  the common knowledge among the
scientific community and the arms control community that the U.S. has
absolute 100% ability to flawlessly detect enriched uranium suddenly would
explain why the CIA has been saying all along that although Iraq might get
nuclear material in the future, it has indicated that it doesn't have it
today!

There are other implications for other types of situations as well, some of
which is noted in the article below.

Helen Caldicott (bio) noted in some of her speeches this year that the U.S. was
lying when claiming it couldn't be sure about Iraq's nuclear program, and
she specifically spoke about satellite verification systems and this issue.
The article below notes that the satellite system has been discussed in
industry magazines like "Defense Science and Electronics" but I haven't
started to research this.


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US Satellite Detection Of Portable Nuclear Weapons

From Robert (name protected) 11-07-01

Posted on
http://www.radioalchymy.com/news/articles/nuclear.htm

As you have probably heard from the major news networks, there is some
concern about the so-called portable nuclear devices developed by the old
USSR. Their former head of the KGB has confirmed the existence of 150
portable devices: 100 of which are presently unaccounted for.
First of all, portable refers to a low yield device with casing that would
require an 18 wheeler to transport! "Suitcase device" is a misnomer. Second,
none of these devices are missing; We know exactly where these devices are
located at any given point in time.

This is how we know: During the 1980's I worked as a Senior Systems Engineer
for several DOD companies in San Diego (Advanced Digital Systems and SAIC).
While in this position I was tasked with developing a "Fleet Satellite
Catastrophic Restoral Plan" for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. My group was to
develop a method for satellite intelligence restoral in the event of a space
born nuclear strike by the Soviet Union. In the course of this study, we had
to review all satellite capabilities and characteristics: both current and
projected through the early ninety's.

A series of satellites planned to begin deployment in 1989 (temporarily
delayed by the Shuttle explosion) are now aloft (2nd phase of the MILSTAR
Program) They carry special sensor devices (Developed by SAIC) that can
detect high-velocity spin-off particles from enriched uranium (necessary for
nuclear devices). Due to the small size and velocity of these particles, no
amount of shielding can block them: not lead, not earth (sub-terrainian).
Radiation hazards from these particles are minimal due to limited quantity.
Our satellites are fool-proof in detecting and pin-pointing the locations of
enriched uranium throughout the world.

The nuclear verification process employed in monitoring Iraq and other
nations via NATO and the United Nations uses these satellite joint detection
systems (the NSA controls and tracks the data). Many articles concerning
these satellites have already been written in specialty magazines (Defense
Science and Electronics-for one). Any attempt to bring a nuclear device into
our country would be instantly detected (not to mention the track of its
mobile transport).

Once again, the major US media resorts to half-truths for the benefit of
ratings: "Stay tuned for more on our impending annihilation!" their unspoken
headlines read,

If an internal nuclear attack ever occurs in this country without a major
failure of our satellite assets...perhaps we should rethink just who the
enemy really is...

While at SAIC, I worked special projects for Dick Egger (heir-apparent to
Bob Beyster). As SAIC is now the top think tank for DOD, Admiral Poindexter
(I worked for him as an NSO officer) has replaced Egger. The "Black Ops" for
SAIC are under Poindexter's control and include PSYOPS developed in the San
Diego area. Former pres. Bush Senior is STILL IN CHARGE of the old CIA ops
group Poindexter represents. Just as in IRAN/CONTRA, the funding is private!
I believe our capabilities to detect nukes is "With Intent" being hushed by
the special interest group from the Bush Presidency (there really is a World
Order crowd!) - now operating through Bush Jr.

I am known to these people (I worked within their organization for almost 10
years...til' I woke up). You can verify with Oliver North. He will not
admit, but say to him: "The meeting at Pacer Systems in 1982 was taped and
remains with the other documents bearing Bush Senior's signature - you only
retrieved what I set aside for retrieval"...you can gauge his reaction for
yourself...