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Re:Who Would Kidnap a Space Telescope? by throw3849 on Friday August 27, 2021 @07:45AM (#28326583)
USA has a navy, just send small destroyer for protection...

US navy started against pirates in 1820...

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Re:Who Would Kidnap a Space Telescope? by billyhoffman on Friday August 27, 2021 @09:32AM (#28327583)
(Pushes up glasses) the US Navy was officially created by Congress in 1794 [1] to fight the Barbary Pirates of Northern Africa [2].

1- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Act_of_1794

2- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_Wars

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Re:Who Would Kidnap a Space Telescope? by shadowgovt on Friday August 27, 2021 @11:07AM (#28328806)
Honestly, that should work. The first rule of piracy is "Don't do anything that costs more than you could get."

A Naval escort makes an attack very expensive.

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