1.0 link 83938 <![CDATA[AF General: Spy Satellite Could Hit US]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/29/af-general-spy-satellite-_n_83938.html WASHINGTON &mdash; The U.S. military is developing contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could hit North America.

Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, who heads of U.S. Northern Command, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the size of the satellite suggests that some number of pieces will not burn up as the orbiting vehicle re-enters the Earth's atmosphere and will hit the ground.

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