Why did they bother to capture the old spy ship anyway?
First off, I want to hear about that incident with the spy ship.
"So the reports that this was a spy ship are completely false?"
"How fortunate our spy ship was there to scoop you up before the enemy could react."
In some cases, a well-trained spy ship may be worth several battleships.
The only logical answer is they didn't want any trace of their most advanced spy ship found by a Western nation.
"Listen to me, think about this: It isn't just a spy ship."
But a little spy ship is so light it has no effective center of gravity of its own.
Others have suggested that sending out the spy ship is more a political gesture than a military one.
Reentry for the spy ship would come somewhere over Europe.