Pentagon official: FCC decision on 5G threatens GPS, national security

Re:Pentagon official: FCC decision on 5G threatens GPS, nati... by sa46 on Thursday May 07, 2020 @02:48PM (#23106654)

You might like Ghost Fleet [1] (or [2] for more colorful review). Ghost Fleet is essentially a white paper turned into a Tom Clancy style techno-thriller on what war might look like between China and the United States. Tactics from Ghost Fleet include:

- Infected microchips from Chinese suppliers used to target and destroy the US Pacific fleet.

- Disabling GPS with anti-satellite missiles.

- Cyber attacks to disrupt the DOD communications networks.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Fleet_(novel)

[2]: https://morningconsult.com/2015/09/08/the-defense-wonks-who-...

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Re:Pentagon official: FCC decision on 5G threatens GPS, nati... by matheusmoreira on Thursday May 07, 2020 @06:51PM (#23109297)

Thanks for the recommendation.

> Infected microchips from Chinese suppliers used to target and destroy the US Pacific fleet.

Awesome, the ideas that are often posted here have somehow made their way into fiction.

> Disabling GPS with anti-satellite missiles.

Just GPS? I'd expect surveillance and communications satellites to be much higher priority targets.

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Re:Pentagon official: FCC decision on 5G threatens GPS, nati... by nateberkopec on Thursday May 07, 2020 @10:45PM (#23110890)

Oh nice. Ghost Fleet looks like the 2015 version of Red Storm Rising.

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