Talk:Over-the-horizon radar

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It would seem useful to add a discussion page to bring up somewhat "iffy" considerations for this article.

Contents 1 EARTHLING & CHECKROTE OTHB 2 Diagram request 3 SRI International 4 Obsolete?

[edit] EARTHLING & CHECKROTE OTHB

According to Jeff Richelsosn's book THE WIZARDS OF LANGLEY on CIA technology, in 1961 the agency began operation of an OTHB in Pakistan codenamed EARTHLING to keep an eye on Soviet rocket launches from Kazakhstan. EARTHLING was shut down in 1965 due to US-PK politics, but the next year, 1966, the agency began operation of a much more powerful derivative codenamed CHECKROTE from Taiwan to keep an eye on Chinese rocket launches -- MrG / 08 Dec 06 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.228.21.181 (talk) 23:23, 8 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Diagram request

It would be informative to add a diagram or two showing a vertical cross-section, illustrating the various reflections, and how the curvature of the Earth blocks conventional radars. -- Beland 17:23, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] SRI International

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SRI International claims to have been involved in the development of this technology. -- Beland 17:25, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Obsolete?

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Have the U.S. systems deployed in the Cold War been obsoleted by other technologies, like surveillance satellites? -- Beland 17:31, 6 October 2007 (UTC)