Can President Trump Really Tweet A Highly Classified Satellite Photo? Yep, He Can
Last week, the president tweeted a highly detailed image showing the aftermath of an accident at Iran's Imam Khomeini Space Center. It reveals the power of U.S. spy satellites.
by Geoff Brumfiel
Sep 05, 2019
3 minutes
The first thing Melissa Hanham did when she saw President Trump's tweet last week was take a screen grab.
"My reaction was to immediately save the image to my phone just in case it got taken down," she says.
The wording on the tweet was cryptic: "The United States of America was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations for the Safir [space launch vehicle] Launch at Semnan Launch Site One in Iran," the president said. "I wish Iran best wishes and good luck in determining what happened at Site
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