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GPS On Verge Of Break Down, Report Finds - CBS News

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U.S. officials are concerned that Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are on the verge of breaking down as soon as 2010, they tell The Guardian.

Blackouts, failures and even inaccurate directions are possible, the officials say.
U.S. officials are concerned that Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are on the verge of breaking down as soon as 2010, they tell The Guardian.

Blackouts, failures and even inaccurate directions are possible, the officials say.

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{"commentId":7273378,"authorDomain":"randomsample"}

oh no!

how the hell will anybody know where they are or are going.

it'll mean back to paper maps... we are truly headed for the dark ages again.

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Reply#1 - Mon May 25, 2009 7:45 PM EDT
{"commentId":7273670,"authorDomain":"ffeineandsugar"}

tom tom no go....some of us who never used the stuff are amused. Score one for the Luddites!

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  • 1 vote
Reply#2 - Mon May 25, 2009 8:10 PM EDT
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Reply#3 - Mon May 25, 2009 8:12 PM EDT
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Still sounds like a pitch for more funding....

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  • 3 votes
Reply#4 - Mon May 25, 2009 9:18 PM EDT
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It was the GAO that made the report, not the Air Force. I don't think they are pitching for more funding for themselves.

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#4.1 - Mon May 25, 2009 10:16 PM EDT
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