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Mar 4 16 11:37 PM
IT HAS a computer room the size of the Melbourne Cricket Ground.In this very room satellites are tracked from all over the world.The Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap is the top secret research facility less than 20km from Alice Springs.But up until recently, few of us knew much about the facility which is jointly run by Australia and the US.Now in a series of reports, Australian researchers have delved into the workings of the facility, painting a clearer picture of what takes place in the country’s most secretive site.The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability, led by Australian defence academic Des Ball, reveal details of the facility that few of us would know about.And that’s the how both the American and Australian governments prefer to keep it.
IT HAS a computer room the size of the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
In this very room satellites are tracked from all over the world.
The Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap is the top secret research facility less than 20km from Alice Springs.
But up until recently, few of us knew much about the facility which is jointly run by Australia and the US.
Now in a series of reports, Australian researchers have delved into the workings of the facility, painting a clearer picture of what takes place in the country’s most secretive site.
The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability, led by Australian defence academic Des Ball, reveal details of the facility that few of us would know about.
And that’s the how both the American and Australian governments prefer to keep it.
Read more @ http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/pine-gap-nautilus-institute-explores-alice-springs-joint-defence-facility/news-story/4cb8906c915e2df71b61c0c24babc1c9
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