[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Lessons From Ukraine -- US GPS satellite system is (needlessly) vulnerable

[Martin Kafka]

I think that this is an important topic to include in the next meeting.
Thank you for providing these links. 
Scary stuff. 
Thank you


Marty Kafka MD

> On Apr 13, 2022, at 12:07 PM, Robert Primak <bobprimak at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Putin is holding GPS hostage – Here’s how to get it back
> https://www.c4isrnet.com/opinion/2022/04/12/putin-is-holding-gps-hostage-heres-how-to-get-it-back/ <https://www.c4isrnet.com/opinion/2022/04/12/putin-is-holding-gps-hostage-heres-how-to-get-it-back/>
> 
> Two op-eds form Space.com:
> https://spacenews.com/op-ed-russian-threats-a-reminder-of-the-need-to-protect-gps/ <https://spacenews.com/op-ed-russian-threats-a-reminder-of-the-need-to-protect-gps/>
> 
> https://spacenews.com/op-ed-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-reinforces-the-urgency-of-fixing-u-s-satellite-vulnerability-by-2027/ <https://spacenews.com/op-ed-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-reinforces-the-urgency-of-fixing-u-s-satellite-vulnerability-by-2027/>
> 
> I can do a mini-topic on this next week for Potpourri.
> 
> https://www.cnet.com/science/gps-at-risk-those-signals-are-more-vulnerable-than-you-realize/ <https://www.cnet.com/science/gps-at-risk-those-signals-are-more-vulnerable-than-you-realize/>
> 
> This CNet Report goes into significant details about ground-based alternatives and backups for GPS, including at least one which could be on every cell phone in just a few years. Ukraine was already mentioned as a place where GPS from satellites had been jammed. This was 2019-2021.  
> 
> -- Bob Primak 
> 
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