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US Defense Department will stop providing satellite weather data

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300 points drewr | 4 comments | 28 Jun 25 23:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.644s | source
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leereeves ◴[29 Jun 25 00:17 UTC] No.44409269[source]▶
> "There are cybersecurity concerns. That's what we're being told."

Anyone know what that's about?

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1. sunflowerfly ◴[29 Jun 25 01:05 UTC] No.44409523[source]▶
They want to privatize it for private gain and to shut down climate change alarms. It is in Project 2025.
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2. kranke155 ◴[29 Jun 25 01:11 UTC] No.44409545[source]▶
it's sure great we have a blueprint that explains all of this in detail.
3. morkalork ◴[29 Jun 25 01:22 UTC] No.44409604[source]▶
Okay and then what? There's already huge issues with getting home insurance in places like Florida, what will they do, force companies to offer it against their will and see them go broke? Convince people that insurance is woke? There are real problems that aren't going away, regardless of their beliefs.
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4. 420official ◴[29 Jun 25 02:24 UTC] No.44409874[source]▶
The thinking is they will offer it at a high enough cost that they don't go broke. The problem is a lot of consumers, if not most, would be fine reading street signs or using mapquest.