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Originally posted by rand
1. One crashs and the media gets a hold on it. That's how the U-2 got outed. If the Russians hadn't plastered it all over the papers, it would possibly still be classified Top Secret.
originally posted by: thedopeness
If the replacement for the SR71 exists or other exotic aircraft (which in my opinion do exist) then in what year do people feel that the government would go public with their existence, especially with respect for the SR71 replacement.
I think the story behind the F-117 was someone took a photo of it with a plane in tail. I'm not sure of other cases, such as the SR71's declassification?