So what! Maybe Musk prevented World War III and one day he will be awarded with the Nobel Peace prize!
Dealing with Putin the Terrible could be akin to a tightrope walk for Musk.
Is this just another tempest in a teapot or false story before the November elections in the US? You bet!
Starlink is certainly a dual use technology. To prevent every abuse will likely be very difficult.
These lazy journalists or journalists with an agenda omitted to follow up whether Musk complied with Putin the Terrible's request and if he complied how exactly he complied.
"Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Russian president Vladimir Putin since late-2022.
That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which reports that the conversations have raised national security concerns among some intelligence officials. At one point, Putin reportedly asked Musk to avoid activating Starlink, his satellite-based internet service, in Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. ...
As The WSJ notes, Musk and Russia’s interests have increasingly overlapped in the past year. Russia has used X, Musk’s social network, to mount disinformation campaigns, including about vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and the federal response to recent hurricanes. The Ukrainian government has said that Russian forces occupying the country have begun using Starlink to extend the range of their drones. ..."
As The WSJ notes, Musk and Russia’s interests have increasingly overlapped in the past year. Russia has used X, Musk’s social network, to mount disinformation campaigns, including about vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and the federal response to recent hurricanes. The Ukrainian government has said that Russian forces occupying the country have begun using Starlink to extend the range of their drones. ..."
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