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In article <338@mtndew.UUCP> friedl@mtndew.UUCP (Steve Friedl) writes:
>> It's a military mission, and that information [launch time] is classified.
>
>I have been wondering about this.  I certainly expect that they won't
>tell us what they are launching, but what are the concerns about saying
>when the launch will be?  Are there specific security issues here or is
>it the general approach of tell 'em nothing even if it buys no additional
>security?

I think it's a combination of a feebleminded attempt to hide what orbit
the thing will be in, a feebleminded attempt at extra security against
hypothetical sabotage, and the general tell-em-nothing mindset.
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