DeepPond
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DuhPutin holds the American GPS system hostage!Wow!Russia is indeed mighty and the West is simply no match.
A Falcon 9 carrying GPS III SV04 lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Nov 5. (Photo courtesy of SpaceX)
“GPS is an enormous bargaining chip for Vladimir Putin” – George Beebe, former Chief Russia Analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency
On November 15, 2021 a missile streaked into space from Russia, destroying a retired Russian satellite. The remnant debris endangered other satellites and the International Space Station crew that included Russian cosmonauts.
Russia’s anti-satellite test was meant as a clear message to the U.S.; Russia can destroy American satellites. Two weeks later a Russian news media personality bragged that Russia could bring down all 32 GPS satellites, a move that would affect nearly every facet of American life. The demonstration and subsequent threat would become a prelude to Russia’s next major act.
As Russia shot down a satellite, they were also massing troops at their border with Ukraine. When they invaded in February, the threat to American satellites became a particularly ominous deterrent to U.S. support for Ukraine.
U.S. critical infrastructure relies on precise timing and navigation signals from GPS satellites. A member of the National Security Council acknowledged this at a December public meeting saying “GPS is still a single point of failure” for America.
If GPS signals suddenly disappeared, transportation systems would immediately suffer. Everything would slow down, carry less capacity and be more dangerous. Air travel would be less efficient and safe. Delivery services would be hamstrung. Uber and Lyft would be out of business.
Other critical systems would follow over subsequent days. Cellphone towers and internet switches would lose synchronization. Banks could not timestamp transactions. Control systems for electrical grids, sewer and water systems, and many industrial applications would fail or revert to inefficient manual operations.
Putin would not even need not go through the trouble of shooting down satellites and risking all-out war. He could do it with the flip of a switch.
Russia excels at cyber and electronic warfare. Its experts have boasted their abilities could “make aircraft carriers useless.” Russian forces regularly jam GPS and other satellite signals in various parts of the world. They also have perfected “spoofing,” a technique which sends false signals to make GPS users think they are someplace they are not.
Russian capabilities also reportedly extend into space with nuclear powered electronic warfare satellites. These could jam GPS signals across the face of the planet.
A cyber or jamming attack would have clear advantages over destroying satellites. Cyber-attacks are often difficult to attribute and would be less likely to prompt a shooting war. Putin also would have the flexibility to undo things if they started to get out of hand, or once he got what he wanted.
Just the threat of interfering with GPS can help Putin keep the U.S. at bay.
Unlike Russia, China, and some other countries, the U.S. does not have a terrestrial system to fall back on when essential timing and navigation signals from space are not available.
We had such a system, but instead of security and resiliency, bureaucrats saw unneeded duplication with GPS and it was shutdown. And notwithstanding promises in 2008 and 2015 to establish a land-based backup for GPS, and a 2018 law requiring one to be in operation by the end of 2020, nothing has been done.
GPS is an enormous bargaining chip for Putin, and enables him to impose his own crippling economic and political sanctions on the U.S. at any time.
A GPS outage would have immediate and severe impacts to our economy. Impacts that will grow with time and create huge domestic problems while hindering our ability to act against Russian aggression.
Even a couple hours’ disruption would severely undermine public confidence in the government. It will create long lasting political problems and weaken our nation’s position on the world stage for decades.
Putin’s November anti-satellite test added another consideration and constraint to America’s on-going geopolitical calculus.
Yet this is a conundrum of our own making; it is the result of failing to invest in resilient systems despite knowing the potential devastating results.
Establishing one or more widely available alternatives for GPS will help solve this issue, and in the words of a former Obama era official, “take the bullseye off of GPS.” It will eliminate a “single point of failure,” and make GPS safer by reducing its attractiveness as a target.
Government agencies have identified readily available technologies and services needed to make GPS, and thus America, more secure. The projected annual price tag is a small fraction of the $1.5B spent on GPS each year, and something that could easily be funded by the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework.
America prides itself on being a nation of laws. The administration must follow the law, implement a GPS backup as soon as possible, and rescue our hostage GPS from Putin
Kabisa MKUU ila huyu dada etu britanicca huyu unamuonea huyu haja gugo ujue[emoji23][emoji16][emoji13][emoji12][emoji12]Ila nyie nyieee, Maisha ya nyuma ya keyboard yanatesa sana watu. Design walivyojificha kama wale wa kule wa Mariupol. Hawaji hadi litokee jambo la kuwapa nguvu kuzungumza.
Kibaya usijue, na uwe hujui halafu ulazimishe kujua unakuwa kituko. Mbaya zaidi kabisa kimbilio la know how liwe Google wakati Google ni Search Engine tu ya web kama Bing, Yahoo search, Baidu na nyinginezo ambako hata Mwanamkiwi anaweza kuandika Upopoma wake akauweka hapo.
Sasa imagine, hujui kitu ukawa limbukeni wa Google, umesakua article yako bila kujiuliza au kuwazua unajifunza kutoka kwa nani ukapata iliyoandikwa na Fuso baaabeki.
Unaenda kukaa na watu unakaza shingo, kujishabarabo kisa umelitoa "Gogonyoo".
Pro-NATO warudi tu hapa tukae kwa kutulia [emoji23], Ukweli haujifichi huwa unachelewesha. Waache kuteseka kwa watu ambao hawana habari nao.
Hata kama hujui, walau imarisha uwezo wa kufikiria!
Ni kweli Plan yake imethibitiwa vizuri maana sasa Ruble ni 52.3 against dollar.Urusi alitaka kuionyesha Dunia kwamba yeye ni super pawer kwa kuiteka Ukraine ndani ya saa 72 [emoji12], akatumia askari wa parachute na kuweka jitihada za kila namna lakini aligonga mwamba,anachofanya urusi kwa Sasa na kujifutafuta aibu tu,baada ya plani yake kudhibitiwa
Mambo hayo ha ha ha si walisema Kyiv haiguswi au 🥱Meya wa kyiv: mashambulizi ya Russia ndani ya kyiv yanalenga kuidhoofisha ukraine, siku chache kuelekea mkutano wa NATO[emoji4]View attachment 2272704
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Hii space force MKUU ongezea nyamaMwaka 1985 Marekani kwa kutumia kombora lililofyatuliwa na F 15 jet ililipua satellite. Russia amefanya jaribio fulani la anti satellite weapons miaka kama mitatu nyuma, Marekani alishapiga marufuku kwake kufanya majaribio hayo. China naye anao uwezo huo tangu miaka michache nyuma.
Marekani ana dedicated Space Force kama branch ya US military. Russia ya kwake imeunganishwa kwenye jeshi la anga
Habar njemaUko kyiv Hali sio shwari,
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Akuuuu sijataja mtu hapo... Nimesema tu elim yetu ilivyozoeleka [emoji23]Kabisa MKUU ila huyu dada etu britanicca huyu unamuonea huyu haja gugo ujue[emoji23][emoji16][emoji13][emoji12][emoji12]
Huyo cc* niko nae hapa SOCHI jirani yangu haswa
Wakat MALL zimeisha mazaga yeye ndio alikua ananisevu ujue[emoji23][emoji16][emoji16]
Ila ukweli bana hua unachelewa tu hua haujifichi leo hii mkazi wa pitas kama dada etu britanicca anashindwa kuja huku
Ila aje huu uzi wetu pendwa wa fact tuu sio waspana
Wiki endi kama hizi Pro NATO wakianzisha viuzi vyao UCHWARA huko ndio tunawagonga spana mpaka WAELEWE
Ila nimeumia sana kuona jirani yangu wa USOCHINI kama dada britanicca kuja na id nyuu halaf anakuja na matusi halaf fasta modereta wamemla BANI[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
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Akii nimecheka sana, hizi keyboard zinatesa mno. Imagine mtu unajaa nyembe kiasi hicho baabekiWiki endi kama hizi Pro NATO wakianzisha viuzi vyao UCHWARA huko ndio tunawagonga spana mpaka WAELEWE
Ila nimeumia sana kuona jirani yangu wa USOCHINI kama dada britanicca kuja na id nyuu halaf anakuja na matusi halaf fasta modereta wamemla BANI[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
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Jeshi la Marekani lina branches nane kwa sasa, hii US Space Force ndio ya mwisho kuundwa na Trump ndiye alianzisha. Shughuli zote za kulinda anga la nje ya dunia, kushambulia, kufanya uchunguzi kinachoendelea ni lao. Wao ndio wanalinda satellites za Marekani na ndio wanaweza shambulia satellites za adui. Duniani ndio pekee jeshi la anga za juu linalojitegemea, Urusi wana Airspace Force ambayo ndani ndio kuna Air force. Walikuwa na branches mbili ila wakaziunganisha, huwa hawatulii hata makampuni yao ya silaha wanayafanyia mergers chini ya umbrella sahivi unakuta helicopters zote ziko chini ya Rostec umbrella wakati tulizoea kuona Kamov na wenzake. Ndege ziko chini ya UAC wakati tulizoea Tupolev, Yakovlev, Sukhoi, etc zinajiendesha.Hii space force MKUU ongezea nyama
Maana nimeelewa ila kama bado sijaelewa iongezee nyama
Huku sasa ndio mahala ambao hua nakuelewa hua unaitendea hii engo
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Mkuu T14 Armata ungetoa maelezo tu ya kombora la Urusi tulilokuomba ulitolee maelezo...Mwaka 1985 Marekani kwa kutumia kombora lililofyatuliwa na F 15 jet ililipua satellite. Russia amefanya jaribio fulani la anti satellite weapons miaka kama mitatu nyuma, Marekani alishapiga marufuku kwake kufanya majaribio hayo. China naye anao uwezo huo tangu miaka michache nyuma.
Marekani ana dedicated Space Force kama branch ya US military. Russia ya kwake imeunganishwa kwenye jeshi la anga
Anapambia upande wake kwanza😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍 mi naongezea kuna like libalistic sijui missile kutoka Russia hadi london in 3 minutes ni ukweli mi ningependa kujua tuu.@T14 ArmataMkuu T14 Armata ungetoa maelezo tu ya kombora la Urusi tulilokuomba ulitolee maelezo...
Sasa wewe umekuja na stori nyingi za kujaribu kutaka kupotosha kuwa Urusi imetanguliwa kwa miongo kadhaa na Marekani kwenye teknolojia hiyo🤣🤣😂😂😁😁
Urusi ndio ilikuwa ya kwanza kufanikiwa kutengeneza makombora ya kuangamiza satellites miaka ya 1960s.
Marekani ilijifunza kwenye mafanikio ya Urusi na ndio wakapata nguvu mpya baada ya kujaribu tena na tena na kufeli.
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Hilo kombora la Urusi silijui ndio maana nimesema ninachojua kuhusu jaribio la Marekani. Si tiyari una maelezo yake mkuu, sasa unaniita nieleze nini?Mkuu T14 Armata ungetoa maelezo tu ya kombora la Urusi tulilokuomba ulitolee maelezo...
Sasa wewe umekuja na stori nyingi za kujaribu kutaka kupotosha kuwa Urusi imetanguliwa kwa miongo kadhaa na Marekani kwenye teknolojia hiyo🤣🤣😂😂😁😁
Urusi ndio ilikuwa ya kwanza kufanikiwa kutengeneza makombora ya kuangamiza satellites miaka ya 1960s.
Marekani ilijifunza kwenye mafanikio ya Urusi na ndio wakapata nguvu mpya baada ya kujaribu tena na tena na kufeli.
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Ushaona ile jamaa anamdindia mwenzie na kujifanya waweke parling mtu mbike kisha anakula nakoz mpaka anasema freshi imetosha mwanangu yaishe utaniua 😅😅😅Ukrop Commander: “My unit was made up of 100% professional, trained soldiers with lots of war experience. 80% of those are now dead/injured. They are replaced by new recruits who aren’t trained.
Sio mchezo naona wameanza kua wakweli.
Hilo kombora alilosema silijui. Mimi sio msemaji wa jeshi la Urusi mpaka nisipojua silaha yao mnishambulie. Yeye anajua, si aeleze hapa? Kwahiyo nawe uko umesubiri niseme kitu ambacho sijui, na anayejua uko naye mnatuniana emoji za kuchekaAnapambia upande wake kwanza😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍 mi naongezea kuna like libalistic sijui missile kutoka Russia hadi london in 3 minutes ni ukweli mi ningependa kujua tuu.@T14 Armata
inasemekana wanashinda Vita huko, wamerudisha Marioupol, Azov na Severodonetsk kwa mujibu wa Pro NATO wa Samvulachole😅Naona huruma sana wa wanajeshi wa Ukraine kwa kweli.