Word: boushey
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...military terms, control of the moon represents the classical concept of the "high ground." Thus the lunar military potential takes on a new urgency in terms of observation and missilery. Says Air Force Brigadier General Homer Boushey: with moderate-sized telescopes, lunar observers could daily "monitor the positions of all ships at sea, all major surface construction, all above-ground missile sites" on the earth. The growing sciences of optics and radar observation already promise the tools to assure continuous observation of the turning earth and the pinpointing of objects as small as 100 ft. across...
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