The CIA and the Pentagon want to block the construction of GLONASS in the U.S. The CIA and the Pentagon are going to prevent the deployment of ground stations GLONASS in the U.S.. Agencies are trying to convince the State Department that the Russian Space Agency to deny the construction of the U.S. territory of eight stations. According to the publication , the CIA and the Defense Ministry has for years conducted outreach campaign with the State Department . USA. Officials are confident that the station will be used to spy for Russian intelligence , plus - they improve the accuracy of Russian missiles. Commenting on the situation , the chairman of the Committee on Intelligence U.S. House of Representatives Mike Rogers said he did not see any reason why the United States may be interested in the emergence of rival GPS, GLONASS in particular . It is absolutely clear that the whole world depends on the GPS, and it gives the U.S. an advantage on many different levels , - said the Republican. Last week, Rogers asked the U.S. Department of Defense to assess the fact is whether the alleged placement of GLONASS in the U.S. threat to national security. The relevant inquiry he sent Secretary of Defense Chuck Heygelu , Secretary of State John Kerry and the head of National Intelligence James Clapper. The request for the construction of stations Russia has sent the U.S. in May 2012 , the last time the issue was discussed at April 2013. The Russian and American sides held several meetings on the subject, in which the Americans asked for further information on the project. In March 2013 Russia is fully operational constellation satellite navigation system GLONASS . For the intended purpose were used 24 satellites. With great suspicion on GLONASS and look in both houses of Congress. White House for fear intelligence agencies have postponed a final decision on the GLONASS stations and has asked Russia for more information. Furthermore, in the United States indicate that the monitoring station has the American GPS system in many countries, but none of them have in Russia.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:41:23 +0000
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