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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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[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

There needs to not be a 'Russia' after this. Split it up. Try to keep the regions peaceful and shit, but absolutely divide them politically, so one cannot say 'Russia' is a meaningful entity.

[–] Land_Strider@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, we know how it went with Africa. Sure. You'd like to do that from the comfort of your home, right?

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 0 points 7 months ago

Africa was carved up with the intent to be exploitable, with minority regimes that needed colonial support in power and intentional ethnic and resource conflicts aplenty.

Don't be a dick about it, carve it up based on extant cultural regions with balancedish resources, and it could work. At least closer to 'works' than having a 'Russia' is right now.

[–] crazyCat@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh that sounds easy and like it surely would backfire spectacularly /s that’s how you get a nuclear war or similar.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee -5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You can't convince me Russia's nuclear arsenal works for shit, much less the missiles.

And even if one or two get through; still a net gain on human life over another year or ten of meat grinder warfare.

And if you put a bounty on Russian warheads....

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Russia will be paying back for these years, for decades to come.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee -3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Or just carve up Russia so no part us big enough to pull this shit again, and people there are less under the thumb of a handful of shit heads in Moscow/st Petersburg.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't know really.. carving up Africa, did not really work too well. Although it does make sense to divide it into smaller independent regions, I don't see this happening to other mega countries like China, USA, India etc.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee -4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It basically has in the united states. I will be killed if I go to the CSA, but I'm only gonna get social murdered here on the west coast. I'd be pretty okay splitting off.Lotta people here would. Biggest problem is water, abd that's going to shit anyway.

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

I've read some of your posts, and you seem a hell of a lot more murderous and psychotic than anyone I've ever met in the south.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

Bring back Novgorod.