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Operation Burnt Frost: The Power of Social Networks
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By Lucas Steinhauser and Scott Thon On February 20, 2008, a single Standard Missile 3 (SM3), fired from the USS Lake Erie in the Pacific Ocean, shot down a National Reconnaissance Office satellite that was falling out of orbit and potentially posing danger to people around the globe.