I read that in print (the New Yorker is one of a very small number of magazines worth a subscription).  SAR in the United States is largely volunteers backed up by the military, i.e. it only works thanks to generous people and an institution that can do things like Starfish Prime [1]<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Starfish_Prime" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Starfish_Prime</a>