Mxsmanic wrote:
GPS provides a simple, low cost, relatively easy to integrate means of guidance.
What makes it an "enabling technology" for many things that didn't exist
before (your words, other posting) makes it an enabling technology for terrorists.
Unammned aerial vehicles have been around for a very long time. But GPS as an
enabling technology (as well as cheap, powerful CPU's and other sensors) has
been instrumental in the explosive growth of UAV's over the past 10 years.
Sponsor countries that have made a variety of effective weapons systems would
have little problem marrying drones and GPS with weapons. Verilly, once
developed and delivered, they could deploy from within the US, Canada, Mexico,
the Carribean or even from a ship. Throwing safety aside, they could fly it at
relatively low altitude (say 300'), no transponder and escape most (if not all)
primary radar coverage (which is in dwindling use).
Of course, one needs to detect the threat to even consider turning off GPS.
Cheers,
Alan
