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NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, right, briefs Pentagon reporters on the proposed attempt to destroy an unresponsive U.S. reconnaissance satellite, Feb. 14, 2008. Next to Griffin is U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, center, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Ambassador James Jeffrey, left, assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor.

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NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, right, briefs Pentagon reporters on the proposed attempt to destroy an unresponsive U.S. reconnaissance satellite, Feb. 14, 2008. Next to Griffin is U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, center, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Ambassador James Jeffrey, left, assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor.

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