[iwwr]

Dictators also have access to radio jamming tools. The relatively narrow 2.4 and 5GHz bands would be easy to jam.

Alternatively, one could transmit GSM and G3/GPRS signals, masquerading as legitimate mobile providers.

What's interesting is that the US didn't use radio jamming during the Iraq or Afghanistan campaigns. Have capabilities improved to such a point that an entire country could be blanketed by radio-frequency jamming signals?

[bhousel]

While technically possible to blanket an area with RF jamming signals, I think both sides depend on the signals so much that the nuisance of jamming the signals outweighs the benefits.

Kind of like with GPS signals - our military could (and occasionally does) jam those signals during a conflict, but we rely on it so much that it's more useful to keep it working.