North Korea is allegedly jamming GPS signals in South Korea, according to Army General Walter Sharp, commander of U.S. Forces Korea.
Last month, South Korean officials made allegations that the north was using GPS jammers, but Gen. Sharp is the first US official to publicly confirm the allegations, saying to Bloomberg News “There are signals coming out of North Korea that interfere with the actions that are going on in South Korea, both on the civilian and military sides.”
The ability to jam comparatively weak GPS signals has been a hot topic in the media recently, and highlights not only the dangers of relying on GPS for mission critical tasks, but also the need for a more robust global navigation satellite system.
