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One thing the USCG had us all on the lookout for was people buying fast
boats with GPS and autopilots. I suppose they were worried about somebody
setting up a course, loading the boat with explosives and sending it up the
ship channel. OTOH, I suppose they would just pilot the thing themselves and
go straight to Allah. I suppose we should be curious if we see someone
loading a boat up with ammonium nitrate fertilizer.
The practical side of this GPS thing is... how fast can someone react and do
something with the system when they recognize there's a threat? Probably not
fast enough.
Keith
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"Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress
requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things." -
Russell Baker
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From: "Mike Maurice" <>
>
> Which brings up a point to consider. It is very unlikely that GPS would be
> turned completely off. The government may have the capability to degrade
> the system not just to 300 feet but maybe to 1000 feet and do so only
> during the time a missile(s) were enroute.
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