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I was pretty amused by the suggestion in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17135061 that it's actually US spy equipment that is malfunctioning and causing the problem, but it's honestly not totally implausible.

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That doesn't readily explain the Canadians impacted by this in Cuba, though.

Canadians and Americans do share a lot of equipment, due to a common supply market. That is not the only reason.

well, there is an answer for that : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKUSA_Agreement

I bet on this angle.

I dunno. Seems like it would be trivial for the US to figure out that the phenomenon corresponded to whatever change in their gear caused it.

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