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”

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.