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Re:SpaceX launches first U.S. national security space mission by briandear on Monday December 24, 2018 @02:50PM (#18753905)
The reason GPS came to exist is because of the US military. That billions use it now for other purposes is a happy side effect.

Also it is very much “national” as the US taxpayer pays for the GPS system billions of people use for their non-war, non-USA stuff. And it’s definitely security because if that GPS system were to go down, there’s be a serious and immediate economic effect. Protecting and improving GPS is every bit “national security” as building a tank. National security is more than just waging war; it’s the promotion of stability both political and economic across the world.

Re:SpaceX launches first U.S. national security space mission by peter303 on Monday December 24, 2018 @09:16PM (#18755458)
My neice once missed work when her phone broke and she hadnt learned they way there. I imagine there would be thousands if not millions in a similar situation should GPS go down.