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2002年8月,为美国情报界绘制地图和分析侦察卫星拍摄的照片的国家图像和测绘局(NIMA)发布了一个令人吃惊的通告。它宣布将在2002年9月20日召开一个会议,在会上它将解密两个美国侦察卫星计划(即KH-7和KH-9测绘摄像机计划)。这份通告令卫星侦察领域的独立专家感到吃惊。从发布通告到实际召开会议的时间间隔之短,就暗示出解密信息是个相当仓促的决定,这些信息自1995年起一直处于审查之中。1995年,比尔·克林顿总统签署了
In August 2002, a surprise announcement was issued by the National Imaging and Mapping Agency (NIMA), which maps the U.S. intelligence community and analyzes photographs taken by reconnaissance satellites. It announced that it will hold a meeting on September 20, 2002, at which it will decrypt two U.S. reconnaissance satellite programs (the KH-7 and KH-9 Surveying Camera Plans). This circular surprised the independent experts in satellite reconnaissance. The short time between the issuance of an announcement and the actual holding of a meeting hinted at the rather harsh decision to decrypt the information, which has been under review since 1995. In 1995, President Bill Clinton signed