Bold claims require bold backing.

It's also in the country's favor to overclaim their capabilities.

In the 1960s, high resolution images were definitely possible (and taken daily from Russian territories), but only when the plane was overhead.

It may have materially impacted many people’s lives by allowing western governments the required intel to sabotage WMD programs of governments who believe in first strike attacks.

I am generally pro-situational-awareness of things in public spaces.

Fair point, its hard to quantify the number of events that didn't happen because of intervention.

"who believe in first strike attacks"

Which don't exist.