Lexus Bacon
GEO 221L
31 January 2018
GPS as a Political Power
Word Count: 299
The GPS has provided civilians and militaries with information on exact positioning and
movement. However, Irving Lachow, explains that some believe that the more civilians get
access to this software the more susceptible they become to terrorist groups and attacks towards
the US (Lachow, 126). The original purpose of the GPS was for military use. Now, different
countries levy the GPS as a form of political power. For example, David Herszenhorn explains
Russia adding restriction on particular system base stations due to the US's refusal to allow other
base stations
(Herszenhorn). The problem now lies in specific sets of policies to be put in place
to balance and monitor both military and civilian needs—Lachow attempts to offer particular
solutions, but the complexities of the capitalistic additions of the GPS have complicated the
situation exponentially (Lachow, 138).
Other types of geospatial technologies further highlight
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