A 63-hour-long marathon of GPS jamming attacks disrupted global satellite navigation systems for hundreds of aircraft flying through the Baltic region – and Russia is thought to be responsible

Russia is suspected of launching a record-breaking 63-hour-long attack on GPS signals in the Baltic region. The incident, which affected hundreds of passenger jets earlier this month, occurred amid rising tensions between Russia and the NATO military alliance more than two years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

“We have seen an increase in GPS jamming since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, and allies have publicly warned that Russia has been behind GPS jamming affecting aviation and shipping,” a NATO official told New Scientist. “Russia has a track record of jamming GPS signals and has a range of capabilities for electronic warfare.”

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    How much more will we allow these assholes to get away with? When does it stop?

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        7 months ago

        As shitty as Putin is, I don’t think he has a death wish.

        I think we’ve made it clear we know where he is at all times. First reply we send is on his head.

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        I’m not sure what flash dessication is, but I’m willing to bet Putin would bring the world down with him if cornered.

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          Nuclear blast, where I focused on the heat and excluded the long, painful radiation deaths that would also occur.

          Edit: radio - > radiation

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        It is highly likely that exactly zero Russias nukes work. Nuclear maintenance is extremely expensive, and there is a zero percent chance that corruption that we witnessed in tank maintenance and other areas of their military did not spread to their nuclear program. It has also been 34 years since they successful a launched a nuke.

        Russia as a country has never launched a nuke (USSR did) so it’s seriously debatable if they even have the capability.

        And I’m not advocating for war, but Russia needs to have consequences for their actions, and the world needs to respond resolutely and immediately before this gets any worse.

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      It stops only when they are forced to stop and not a moment sooner. Who has the will or the ability? In the U.S., conservatives are on Putin’s side, so as long as conservatives have any power (like they do now), they will back him.

      The EU is sounding the alarms, but only France is stepping up to the plate ready to fight. As usual, the EU will just hope France will protect the rest of them.

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      7 months ago

      Yeah I’m not gonna go to war over gps spamming attacks lol

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        7 months ago

        …because that’s the only thing that russia has ever done to Eruopean countries…

        /s

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            oh I don’t live there so it’s not my problem

            First, they came for my friends, and when they asked for help I said, ‘it doesn’t affect me.’

            Then, they came for my direct neighbors, and when they asked for help I said, ‘not my house not my problem.’

            Then they came for me, and there was nobody to ask for help.

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                  And that’s the same as going to war yourself? I never said I have a problem supporting countries fighting Russia monetarily.