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As threats in space mount, US lags in protecting key services

  • Selam Gebrekidan, John Liu, Chris Buckley--The Boston Globe
  • published date: 2024-03-28 21:38:13 UTC

Global positioning satellites serve as clocks in the sky, and their signals have become fundamental to the global economy. Unlike China, the United States does not have a Plan B for civilians should those signals get knocked out.

But those services are increasingly vulnerable as space is rapidly militarized and satellite signals are attacked on Earth. Yet, unlike China, the United States does not have a Plan B for civilians … [+7373 chars]