No. And that is my whole point. The documents provided only acknowledge
that the DOD should investigate if the possibility exists and to have a
contingency plan put into place should the danger exist. I am happy to know
that the DOD is thinking outside of the box. Proper planning cannot be over
emphasized. I for one am happy to know our DOD is looking out for us.
Can you show me where in the document the GPS system is to be shut down on
a whim or for extended periods? No, it is not stated in that manner
anywhere. In point of fact, the contrary is stated. The document clearly
states that GPS technology is to be improved upon and only selectively shut
down if it were to be used against us and even then in only the most
critical of scenarios. I see absolutely nothing wrong. I am in full support
of the initiative.
If the DOD thought terrorists were able to use our own GPS against us,
don't you think that civilian use would be curtailed already?
Isn't Trimble the head of the lobbyist group for the GPS industry? I would
think that Trimble would be the most concerned since a shut down affects
the equipment he sells. If anyone, he has commercial interests. Yet he
fully supports the measure.
I sincerely doubt that civilian GPS puts us in a "real and present danger"
and have no doubts that it will continue uninterrupted.
I yet to hear of a company name that relies upon GPS timing signals and
does not have a backup plan in place. I am beginning to believe it is the
figment of an over active imagination, much like many other of the reponses
in these threads.
Chicken Little and "The Sky is Falling" has been replaced by "Bush is going
to shut down the GPS system forever".
But let's keep making those Straw Dogs.
