One of these $200m+ high tech flying/spying aircraft was shot down in international waters - say the US - but admitted to be close to Iran.

The particular drone's capability is classified - although known to be extremely powerful, accurate and incisive. All organised, and controlled, from a Nevada keyboard.

With computer driven satellites assistance - from nuclear submarines, superb imagery and human spies in situ near the target.

International waters (like the Geneva Convention) are now irrelevant - when an intelligent/virtually invisible device can read the label on your cornflakes packet.

you have to laugh when the Brits /US or any of the "five eyes" get outraged when they discover others are spying on them as they spy on the rest of the world.

Real spies, like Bond, are old hat.

That business is now done in cyberspace - just like warcraft - with armed drones, satellite guidance with pinpoint accuracy.

Even in Britain, there are so many listening stations - as they used to be called.

All now dramatically enhanced by Northrop and Westinghouse etc. Cheltenham, North Yorkshire, Wilshire have many deep scanning sites.

With US and UK personnel accumulating data, 24/7 - all talking to Area 54; allegedly in Navada!

For spies these days - credit cards, airline tickets, CCTV cameras with facial recognition, hire car satnav, hospital visits, speeding tickets, minor civil/criminal offences - are literally the kiss of death.

Chaps and chapesses in Nevada will organise all necessary strikes and terminations...