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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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[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 61 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] APassenger@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (4 children)

When the West decides it's willing to risk flash dessication.

[–] capital@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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.

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

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

How certain are you?

[–] capital@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Remember his affinity for comically long tables for meeting people during the pandemic?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Doesn't mean he doesn't think he'll be fine inside his bunker.

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

What if putin was going to die soon from something?

[–] mr_robot2938@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

dessication

desiccation

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] APassenger@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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

Edit: radio - > radiation

[–] laverabe@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

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.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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.

[–] Anamana@feddit.de 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

...because that's the only thing that russia has ever done to Eruopean countries...

/s

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

You volunteering to be cannon fodder?

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] xkforce@lemmy.world -2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

You want war so bad you can be the cannon fodder.

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

You're fucking nuts if you think people want war.

[–] Anamana@feddit.de -4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I'm talking from my perspective

[–] Crowfiend@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

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.