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That would have been a waste because it is duplicating GPS. The EU spends so little on defense anyway. The least it can do is spend it wisely on complementary items.
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€5-6 billion to protect us against the Pentagon's whims is a reasonable price. We waste more money on projects with negative benefits.Originally posted by Kuciwalker
That would have been a waste too.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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It wouldn't do a very good job at protecting you against the Pentagon's whims, IMO. If we degraded the high-resolution signal over Europe you'd have much bigger problems to deal with.Comment
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The GPS signal, you mean? All the more reason to construct an alternative system it'd seem. This time properly state-funded on non-commercial base, as Dan prefers.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Have you sniffed too much burnt toilet paper ? The system is supposed to be an alternative to the american system - actually with higher precision.Originally posted by Kuciwalker
It wouldn't do a very good job at protecting you against the Pentagon's whims, IMO. If we degraded the high-resolution signal over Europe you'd have much bigger problems to deal with.With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
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What?Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
The GPS signal, you mean? All the more reason to construct an alternative system it'd seem. This time properly state-funded on non-commercial base, as Dan prefers.
The point is that in the case that you'd actually use, it, having an alternative GPS probably wouldn't help you a lot (given the state of the rest of European defense).Comment
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European defense forces are proper for the time being. What we lack is power projection capabilities.Comment
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Yes, but in the situations where Galileo would actually be useful, there are many cheaper things that would be much more useful.Comment
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You wouldn't be able to turn it off. That's helpful enough. You guys are being like Putin.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Now you're being naive. Of course we could. That's why the US defense establishment has dropped its objections to Galileo, other than the objection that it is a waste of money.Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
You wouldn't be able to turn it off.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Ecthy, don't be so cruel
Our little padowan has a fantasy of total us superiority and it isn't nice to destroy his delusions - next you probably will claim that santa claus doesn't exist 
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With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
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The map of scandinavia will never be the same for me again!Originally posted by Combat Ingrid
Not really, but you're not far off from the real problem
Then again, Finland appears to be the balls of Europe.
Only the most intelligent, handsome/beautiful denizens of apolyton may join the game :)Comment
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You mean like the chinese capability to destroy american sattelites ?Originally posted by DanS
Now you're being naive. Of course we could. That's why the US defense establishment has dropped its objections to Galileo, other than the objection that it is a waste of money.
With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
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I was of course speaking of legitimate means. Jamming and missiles don't count.Originally posted by DanS
Now you're being naive. Of course we could.
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Yeah, and norway and sweden apparently can't get it up no matter how much denmark ticklesOriginally posted by MightyTiny
The map of scandinavia will never be the same for me again!
Then again, Finland appears to be the balls of Europe.
With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
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