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-- Richard Langley
   Professor of Geodesy and Precision Navigation

On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Joe Shields wrote:

>It was in the news a while back, that the Russians were selling Iraq GPS
>jammers.  Does anybody know anything about these?  What sort of range do
>they have?  Can they be selective so that only your enemies receivers are
>jammed?
>In this "smart bomb" era, I would think a network of GPS jammers that covers
>your cities and extends well out over your coastal borders would provide a
>pretty good safety unbrella for neutralizing a lot of expensive weopons the
>U.S. now employs. Could make GPS-guided missles the next "Maginot Line" type
>boo boo.  If I was Commandant of the U.S. Naval Academy, it might make me
>re-think taking Celestial Navigation out of the cadets curriculum.
>-- Joe Shields
>40d34' lat, 80d03' long
>


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