The GPS Connection

Here are three potentially related recent stories about GPS (global positioning systems):

(1) Apparently the Russians thwarted the planned US attack on Syria by jamming our GPS system:

http://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2014/04/did-gps-jammers-save-syria.html

(2) The Russian GPS system went haywire for unreported reasons on April 1:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2139300/russias-glonass-gps-system-suffers-major-disruption.html

(3) And now the Russians say they will be upgrading and expanding their system:

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/russia-eager-to-set-up-glonass-monitoring-stations-in-36-countries/498822.html

Sadly, just about each and every technology has a dual peacetime/wartime use. And realistically, the US has never played by the rules, if there even are any rules.