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Infrastructure Warfare: GPS Faces Growing Threat From China

Infrastructure Warfare: GPS Faces Growing Threat From China
The final Delta II GPS rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base and launch site SLC-17A in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Aug. 17, 2009. Matt Stroshane/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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Orbiting the earth every 11 hours and 58 minutes, Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites are the atomic clocks that synchronize the electronic cogs of civilization, keeping oil pumping through pipelines, cash flowing at ATMs, and cruise missiles locked on target.

Long seen as a potential Achilles heel, satellite navigation and positioning systems are increasingly important pieces in the geostrategic stakes with Russia, and even more so with China.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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