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by bobmcnamara 405 days ago
Heck, they used to jam some frequencies 24/7 worldwide!
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I think that prior 2022 they still had to consider the political impact, at least on some level.
They shut down the western steel work radar because of power cost increases after Chernobyl blew, combined with the improved value provided by surveillance satellites.