Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Be sure there are paper maps available when traveling to unfamiliar destinies.

I hope Putin realizes interference with civilian travel is serious and does amount to crimes that can be prosecuted. Russia already shot down a civilian jet at the Ukraine border, certainly, at this point Russia understands the severity of their actions.

I suggest Russia stop warring against the civilized world and begin the concept most of the world embraces called peace. Economies do really well when peace is the governance of the world.

There is no such thing as a secure internet. If that is Putin's focus for disrupting militaries, he will fail. Militaries like cyberspace. It was developed by the USA military in case there was any doubt. But, when it comes to real battle, there are self-sufficient methods that don't require batteries. How old is the B-52?

14 November 2018
By Jamie Seidel

In recent weeks, (click here) NATO conducted its largest military exercises in decades in the frigid waters and icy mountains of Norway. But something odd happened. The GPS signals guiding ships, aircraft, tanks, trucks and troops started to fail.

Civilian airliners, cars, trucks, cargo ships and smart phones operating in and around Norway and Finland experienced similar disruptions.

Why?

Russia is the chief suspect.

It was riled by the scale and location of NATO's Trident Juncture manoeuvres — despite having itself conducted several massive military exercises in the Baltics recently.

And Moscow is known to be avidly experimenting with ways to disrupt military forces — and the global economy — through sabotaging or destroying the now vital GPS navigation network.

The space-based network of GPS satellites supply the beacons now integral to our daily lives....