Loran C tower knocked in Alaska

[Telstar]

Loran-C Towers Bite the Dust | GPS World (http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/augmentation-assistance/news/loran-c-towers-bite-dust-10374)

BBC News - Alaska's tallest structure demolished in explosion (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8653754.stm)

I'm wondering if we will live to regret destroying an accurate back up system in the future?

[zerozero]

Interesting, thanks for the link.

The article said it was deteriorating and at risk of collapse anyway.

But yeah, I agree, the U.S. military can degrade (or simply shut down) the entire GPS system at will and where would that leave us?

Still, I don't imagine there are many more LORAN receivers out there. I haven't used LORAN since about 1996.