.TH Command SNOOP
.SY "snoop <SECTS>"
The `snoop' command lets you perform border region reconnaissance 
operations to enforce an oral treaty or as preparation for an attack
(or even for a prayer to the Deity).
.s3
The snoop report will reveal, in round figures, the numbers of troops,
civilians, guns, shells, iron, and planes and the sector designation
and efficiency in neighboring sectors.
.s3
The sectors denoted by <SECTS> are those from which you are snooping,
(see \*Qinfo syntax\*U for format).  
Note: You can only snoop from sectors that have military in them.
.s1
Note that the number of BTU's consumed
is dependent upon the number of sectors into which you snoop.
A 5x8 area, for example, costs one full BTU.
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If you are snooping on an nonallied country, there is a chance
that your snooper could be apprehended.  The chance of being caught 
is dependent upon the number
of patrolling military in the sector being reconnoitered.
.s3
If the other country is at war with you, the soldier sent on the
snooping assignment will be shot, and the other country (and the 
rest of the world via news) will be warned that you tried to snoop 
on him...
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If the other country is neutral towards you the snoop will be deported.
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Note that `snoop' only provides you with information about
sectors adjacent to those you own.  To reconnoiter deeper into
foreign territory, you must `recruit' a professional spy, then
move and manipulate him with the `spy' command.
.s3
See also : recruit, hunt, spy
