[rmac]

The amount of spectrum the US military "owns" in the United States is absurd and needs to be adjusted - and at this point the excuses for why they can't vacate are making them look geriatric

Yet another reminder. What happens when you have organizations that aren't beholden to outside pressure

[idunnoman1222]

Show us on the chart where they hurt you

https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/publications/januar...

[spwestwood]

I've loved this chart for years and wish they'd update it more frequently. I think this 2016 version is the most recent.

[pooper]

As a compromise, I am willing to add conditions something to the effect of some of the spectrum ceded by the military can be temporarily reclaimed for exclusive in case of a ground invasion on the continental United States. I mean I don't think a ground invasion on the continental United States is likely but if putting language like this makes the military feel better, I am ok with it.

[JumpCrisscross]

> can be temporarily reclaimed for exclusive in case of a ground invasion on the continental United States

This is a silly line to draw. In an existential conflict, the military gets what it wants. Commandeering spectrum would be a basic part of war powers; we’ve done it before and would do it again for stakes much lower than an invasion of the homeland [1].

So the practical value of such a proposal is in messaging. Given the threshold wouldn’t have covered the attacks on Pearl Harbor, 9/11 or even a nuclear first strike, the only thing messaged is unreasonableness.

Put another way, were I a lobbyist for the military to the Congress, I would want someone to propose this language. Because it lets one brand, with a laugh, the entire effort as being as ridiculous as the caveat.

[1] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/us-confiscated-half-b...

[edm0nd]

The US is thankfully positioned in the world where it's pretty geographically isolated compared to let's say for example EU countries. I agree, I don't think a large scale ground invasion could ever be a possibility as they would be detected and get rekt way before even reaching anywhere near the US.

[throwaway48476]

Militaries increasingly use civilian technology instead of developing bespoke tools. For example the military could use some of their spectrum for proprietary wifi but it would be uneconomic.

[SV_BubbleTime]

You are free to attempt to take it, but I recommend you first become a farmer if you want to have any success in fighting them.