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General Category => Huh? => Topic started by: skeezix on December 09, 2016, 2204 UTC

Title: China Prepares for Anti-Satellite Missile Test
Post by: skeezix on December 09, 2016, 2204 UTC

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-prepares-satellite-missile-test/

And if they blow up all or most of the GPS sats? Good thing we have a backup nav system like LORAN-C. Hahahahahaha... we're so screwed.  Guess people should start learning how to navigate with NDBs. And companies that use GPS for more than just positioning (like timing)... hahahahahaha, we're so screwed.

Title: Re: China Prepares for Anti-Satellite Missile Test
Post by: Pigmeat on December 10, 2016, 0400 UTC

I really need new glasses.

I thought that said "Anti-Semite Missile Test". All I can imagine is a missile with a yarmulke on the nose cone and dreidels on the side that whines like Fran Drescher when it plummets to earth. Talk about something to make Neo-Nazi's drop a load!

Title: Re: China Prepares for Anti-Satellite Missile Test
Post by: redhat on December 17, 2016, 0646 UTC

Quote from: skeezix on December 09, 2016, 2204 UTC

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-prepares-satellite-missile-test/

And if they blow up all or most of the GPS sats? Good thing we have a backup nav system like LORAN-C. Hahahahahaha... we're so screwed.  Guess people should start learning how to navigate with NDBs. And companies that use GPS for more than just positioning (like timing)... hahahahahaha, we're so screwed.

You mean like cell phone carriers, broadcasters, most of the stock exchange, and a good chunk of our telecommunications system?  Nah, nothing would happen ;)

+-RH

Title: Re: China Prepares for Anti-Satellite Missile Test
Post by: Josh on December 17, 2016, 1610 UTC

This is why USN has brought out the sextants.