John E. Pike, head of space policy for the Washington-based Federation of American Scientists, agreed that the payload was almost certainly a KH-11.

"We have 15 aircraft-carrier battle groups and they have none," said John E. Pike, head of space policy for the Washington-based Federation of American Scientists.

"The potential problems are with photo reconnaissance, early warning and communications," said John E. Pike, head of space policy for the Washington-based Federation of American Scientists.

John E. Pike, head of space policy for the Washington-based Federation of American Scientists, said, "It's surprising, for such an expensive program, what a difference a few hundred million dollars will make."

Critics of the buildup, such as John E. Pike, head of space policy for the Washington-based Federation of American Scientists, say the Air Force is exaggerating its needs.

"That's a major change in the way we've done business for the past 25 years," said John E. Pike, head of space policy for the Washington-based Federation of American Scientists.

"It's a tremendous number of launches," said John E. Pike, director of space policy for the Washington-based Federation of American Scientists.

"There are too many rockets chasing too few satellites," said John E. Pike, head of space policy for the Washington-based Federation of American Scientists.

"You've finally got real hardware coming out the end of the pipeline," said John E. Pike, head of space policy for the Washington-based Federation of American Scientists.

Steven Aftergood, a senior research analyst at the Washington-based Federation of American Scientists, which opposes putting reactors in Earth orbit, said the budget move might be more than a ploy.