There was an emergency request from government authorities to activate Starlink all the way to Sevastopol.
The obvious intent being to sink most of the Russian fleet at anchor.
If I had agreed to their request, then SpaceX would be explicitly complicit in a major act of war and conflict escalation.
6:48 PM · Sep 7, 2023
Good for Musk on his behalf.
This also happened several months ago, when Ukraine was using Starlink for weaponized drones. It seems Z-man can’t take no for an answer, and Briben does what Z-man wants.
This came from Biden/NATO. If anyone believes our bought & paid for puppet Zelensky called this shot alone, they are dopier than I thought possible.
This is probably why the FAA is going after Musk grounding his Starship rocket. Retaliation!!!
the understated story here is,
UKRAINE HAS THE ABILITY TO SINK RUSSIA’S NAVY
obviously, a country that has that kind of capability is hardly “finished” LOL
7 Year War ...
I bet the deep-state now hates Musk more than Trump.
Musk created Star-link as a communications and internet company, not a weaponized tool for DC psychopaths like Nuland and Blinken
Moreover, his largest factory in the world is in Shanghai - it would be supressed quickly if Musk aligned himself so obviously with NATO and their efforts in Ukraine.
Good call, probably also why the government is after him on other matters.
Good. He’s smart enough to recognize a trap when he sees one.
He should turn ‘em off for a few days, see what happens
You opened yourself up a can of worms Elon, by turning it on for them in the beginning.
So now those ships can lob cruise missiles into market places, schools and apartment buildings. Thanks Elon.
What seems to be missing in these breathless stories is that the satellites were not online and he could not have turned them on or off at the time.
So, the point was moot.
And yet the Russians are practically frothing at the mouth over this.
This is the media today. Half a story without important details.
Starlink is now Starshield when used by the military.
https://www.space.com/spacex-starshield-satellite-internet-military-starlink
The Starshield system is compatible with Starlink so data transfer between them will be available. Nothing says they cannot allocate starlink bandwidth to starshield terminals which is exactly what they’ve been doing.
I believe DOD bought 13000 terminals which they manage.
The U.S. has not declared war on either side, so legally Musk can sever all services to either side and not be guilty of treason.
Exactly. The Isaacson book and quote was taken completely out of context by MSM. Musk originally provided starlink to restore civilian service. Starlink was never active in that region. He has no obligation to provide starlink free to the military or even if they want to pay for it. Russia could start taking out starlink satellites.