Comments on: Air Force Publishes Phone Book! http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/air_force_publishes_phone_book/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:12:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: yetanotherjohn http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/air_force_publishes_phone_book/comment-page-1/#comment-993995 yetanotherjohn Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:13:25 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=33564#comment-993995 If I remember correctly, the Russians used to ban the publication of maps as a means for protecting itself from invasion. This made a certain amount of sense in a WWII mindset. But with the advent of satellites, it meant that ordinary people would not have maps or have inaccurate maps, while the invaders could have accurate maps based on satellite recon. I suspect that someone who knows the truth would find holes in the directory (as they should). The "stealth bomber" equivalent today is probably not represented. If I remember correctly, the Russians used to ban the publication of maps as a means for protecting itself from invasion. This made a certain amount of sense in a WWII mindset. But with the advent of satellites, it meant that ordinary people would not have maps or have inaccurate maps, while the invaders could have accurate maps based on satellite recon.

I suspect that someone who knows the truth would find holes in the directory (as they should). The "stealth bomber" equivalent today is probably not represented.

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