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I am presuming an even darker scenario. GPS signals would not be jammed by the enemy but rather satellites would be obliterated wholesale as a result of a limit
by SCAQTony 11y ago
I am presuming an even darker scenario. GPS signals would not be jammed by the enemy but rather satellites would be obliterated wholesale as a result of a limited nuclear exchange. Thus sailing the old fashion way: Sextant, watch, and maps are the only way home.
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- txru 11y agoEMP/Infrastructure destruction wholesale is a pretty safe bet for any first strike.
- JulianMorrison 11y agoOr Kessler Syndrome. Deliberate or otherwise.
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- simonh 11y agoKessler Syndrome is mainly a Low Earth orbit issue. GPS sats are at 20,000 km altitude so aren't particularly vulnerable to it. They're probably far enough away to not be vulnerable to EMP either, unless someone were to lob a nuke out pretty far.