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The main reason that taking pictures of military moves (and posting them) is a "risk" is the move itself, not the equipment. There are plenty of pictures of all our equipment all over the world; a photo of a tank on a train would have no added value. <br /> <br />The risk comes from making it any easier for the enemy to track which units are moving where, and when. If the armor for Unit X is moving toward an eastern port, then guess what, Unit X is probably shipping out. Is the train the only way for the enemy to find this out? Hell no. There are scores of ways, the most reliable of which is the members of Unit X blabbing all over town where they're going and when they're leaving. The point is, every little thing adds up. If the move was actually super-secret, they would indeed tarp the load, and protect the train. But it's not "super secret," it's just one more little tid bit of information we're providing the enemy, or potential enemy, about our intentions and capabilities if we post them all over the internet in near real time. A couple pictures of a military train will NOT ruin the war effort. But it may very well provide a tiny piece of information to someone who wants to do us harm. Three, four, or twenty of these little pieces of information can indeed add up to give an enemy actionable intelligence concerning our capabilties abroad, or our vulnerabilities at home. Just something to think about.
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