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Originally Posted by Lang
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GPS needs no introduction. It is so universal that attacking GPS satellites or creating spurious signals other than in a small local area is as counterproductive to the attacker as the defender. Everything uses it. It would appear that GPS will be treated like gas warfare - everybody has the capability to do bad things with it but by mutual agreement it is off-limits.
Although they have their own system, turning off US satellites over Russia in a conflict, or programming them not to talk to certain receivers, so the Russians can not use them will not happen because the Russians have the capability to knock down the satellites. Everybody loses. GPS has just become a modern version of the earth's magnetic field available to everyone.
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The conventional GPS constellation is a USAF controlled asset used by everyone. The signal is unencrypted now, but it can be switched on selectively for military purposes. There was a story a week or two ago about Uber cabs and personal navigators going wonky in Russia for a period. No one wanted to say it out loud, but my suspicion is the US was retaliating to Russia for some of the latest Luke Warm War conflicts over cyber attacks.