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Re:Galileo navigation satellite system goes live by nradov on Saturday December 17, 2016 @06:12PM (#13203304)
Perhaps the Europeans are concerned that if the USA gets into a shooting war with China or Russia in a few decades, our GPS satellites will be the first casualties.
Re:Galileo navigation satellite system goes live by chiph on Saturday December 17, 2016 @11:02PM (#13204262)
There's no question that GPS satellites will be a high-value target in the next super-regional conflict. The system was a primary reason why Saddam was defeated (temporarily!) in Desert Storm. The Iraqis were used to getting lost in the trackless desert from their war with Iran, and assumed that the coalition forces would be just as lost. GPS allowed the famous "left hook" that cut the Republican Guard off.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gps-and-the-world...

Re:Galileo navigation satellite system goes live by vegabook on Saturday December 17, 2016 @09:23PM (#13203971)
and perhaps that is a legitimate concern for more than just Europeans, and that includes Americans, and perhaps it's not just about war, but about competition, trade, and fair global access to a technology not being beholden to a single administration (especially in the new age of "America first").