Re: Terrorists win if GPS gets shut down!

From: Sam Wormley (swormley1_at_mchsi.com)
Date: 12/18/04 

Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 23:53:19 GMT

Alan Browne wrote:
> Philip Homburg wrote:
>
>>
>> A fake shutdown of GPS should relatively easy because few people
>> understand
>> how important GPS is, and most people are very afraid of missiles.
>
>
>
> I think a deliberate shutdown of 3 days once a year would have more
> benefit in assuring people that they can live without it!
>
> I'm much more affraid of missiles than a 3 day GPS outtage.
>
> Cheers,
> Alan
>

   Tell that to the people collecting data--animal collars, instrumented
   balloons, buoys, rail systems, truck fleets, ships, miners, human tracking,
   search & rescue, public transit systems, etc., etc.

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