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Europe to launch global satellite network Galileo

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wolf
 
Reply Sat 20 Sep, 2003 08:26 pm
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America dominates the world of GPS. But it faces a European challenger - the Galileo project, and the Americans are worried. They're even claiming that Galileo is a threat to global security.
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I see frustration building up with the American nationalists about this. We're gonna get hurt. We could cooperate between the US and Europe, but the neocons' sick jingoism is an ever lasting blockade.
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Sun 21 Sep, 2003 01:48 am
Well, since
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"China will help Galileo to become the major world infrastructure for the growing market for location services".

it may be, it's not really a security problem but more about economy.

China gives boost to Galileo

EU official: EU-China co-operation promising

However, the practical use of this system for ALL motorized European won't be such a delight :wink: :

Pay-as-you-go motoring just around the corner
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