Evil Genius: Spy Satellites

Have you ever noticed how tour gives on government run trips always tell you to gaze at the beautify sky. That "it's pretty" thing is believed by many to be nothing more than a cover story. The real reason is for spy satellites to get a photo of you.

At the movie 'Enemy of the state' showed, spy satellites are everywhere - it's a wonder they do not end up crashing into one another. Although they may well have any we just were never told. All these satellites are floating around and it's about time we got in on the action.

Spy photos can be used for all sorts of evil purposes. And has the added bonus that you no longer have to pay tech orientated nerds to hack into government computers and steal the spy photos you need. Looks like Langley will be out of a job ;).

Let's talk orbits. The best one for a spy satellite is polar to polar. That way you cover everything - you ring the earth every 90 minutes or so and every orbit is looking at something different as the Earth is spinning at the same time.

As for getting it up there I recommend claiming that it is for a Norwegian TV station. There was a space launch for one of these going on during my visit to Florida several years ago. Nobody ever seems to ask questions about those.

Once it's up there you need a live link on Earth for getting information and controlling the satellite. Oil rigs will do on a budget but as they are at sea they can suffer from a lot of interference from storms. A half submerged base in the middle of Russia will be much more effective if you are able to afford such a base.

Once this is done just sit back and watch nations stock pile their nukes in secret to your hearts content.