The USA and the European Commission are working on an agreement to "establish a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship between the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and Europe's planned Galileo satellite navigation system," according to a January 8 State Department memo. The American GPS system, designed for war but used by millions around the world for recreation and personal navigation has been viewed as a valuable military asset in part because it can be turned off or manipulated to foil use by enemies. The coming agreement will probably arrange a mutual pact for access and control.
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