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If Europe had created Galileo like originally envisioned the USA could not jam Galileo without also jamming GPS. Hence they would need to ask Europe to turn of
by madez 10y ago
If Europe had created Galileo like originally envisioned the USA could not jam Galileo without also jamming GPS. Hence they would need to ask Europe to turn of Galileo or turn Galileo off for them, i.e. shooting down the satellites, which Europe should treat as an act of war. Hence, neither of both options go without Europe having a say.
The abstract point here is akin to mutually assured destruction. It keeps peace.
Having Galileo like originally envisioned and Europe taking a robust defensive strategy w.r.t. to it's satellites would mean GPS for everybody or for nobody or war with Europe. And Europe should make sure nobody wants war with them.
- dogma1138 10y agoThe frequencies were selected to allow for easy compatibility with GPS not because the EU didn't want the US to be able to selectively jam Galileo. No one in Europe really thinks of a war with the US as a real possibility and since the know what ICBM stands for they also know they've lost before the first shot is fired.