The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter on Saturday to SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk demanding that U.S. troops stationed in Taiwan get access to SpaceX’s Starshield, a satellite communication network designed specifically for the military.

The letter, obtained by CNBC and first reported by Forbes, claimed that by not making Starshield available to U.S. military forces in Taiwan, SpaceX could violate its Pentagon contract, which requires “global access” to Starshield technology.

  • cole@lemdro.id
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    7 months ago

    I feel like you are fundamentally misunderstanding me. Battle lines are not static or cut and dry. Neither militaries KNOW exactly where the enemy is. It isn’t that simple

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      7 months ago

      Again, weird, since Ukraine knew exactly where Russia was and exactly where they were when Elon didn’t allow them to access Starlink.

      So, again, sounds to me like you’re saying Russia has superior tech powers Ukraine does not.