• digeridoo@lemmy.ml
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    The crazy thing is that the Air Force, Army, and just about every other branch of the military has contracted or is looking to contract with Space X to get Starlink. He doesn’t have a problem with providing the US with that capability because we’re not in direct conflict, but will deny it to ukraine when it’s in Russia’s favor.

    After this I, I would totally re-look those agreements.

    Government contracts for Starlink services

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      If he tried cutting off the US military during an active operation, his life could be made very bad very quickly.

      That would be literal treason.

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          Russia isn’t an “enemy” legally, and halting a service to a third government to prevent an attack on Russia isn’t the same as hindering the US military.

          It’s horrible, but it isn’t treason

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      shades of howard hughs level wacky, but no one ever thought he’d work with the russians.

      And space-x represent a host of capabilities that certainly fall in the country’s direct security interest. nationalize spacex?

      it would never ever be considered but musk is that fucking stupid.

      also, he’s lost tens of billions via twitter, so he’s ripe for compromise.

      tsk…

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      Correction. He doesn’t have a problem providing the US with service because the government pays a SHITLOAD for guaranteed access to that. Ukraine cannot afford such expenditures.

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      I think space X shouldn’t be involved with the war. It is not a military company. I don’t know, just my opinion.