Won’t work.
If you compute this the cross sectional area term drops out, in the strength vs. length and cross section equation, so it’s just a length function.
Assume the cable is a high strength steel.
Density of steel is 3 pounds/cu.inch and assume a breaking strength on 100000psi. The longest cable possible is about 31,000 ft. So, you can’t get to the moon with any current material, because I don’t know of anything strong enough.
In earth gravity the maximum length if 31000 ft (~ 6 miles) to break cable.
In moon gravity it’s 6 times as long, 186000 ft (~35 miles).
You can’t get from here to there or from there to here.
They’re not scientists, their idiots.