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by beiz 2395 days ago
> Those are US assets and the US are free to...

GPS is a derivative of HÃ¥kan Lans AIS. The US military built the satellite network yes, but had they not shared it, another network would have been constructed to take its place as the technology itself is not American.

I fully agree with you though, the UN exist to host these projects as a non-partial entity. The fact that they don't is cause for some frustration and a risk to the world.