[Smokin' Joe]

It has been a couple of years since the Chinese created a bunch of space debris by whacking a satellite in orbit. No surprise, but just a dozen 'targets' taken out would degrade the system. A dozen or two more, and there is no viable link.

Whistles and bells are nice, but old tech can still get the job done if something happens to the other systems.

Considering that forces trained to not be dependent on GPS would have a significant advantage over forces which had only been trained to operate with GPS, this makes sense to me.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

I agree. I have also heard that the system is degrading.