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U.S. lawmakers are calling on Elon Musk to make SpaceX’s Starshield military-specific satellite communications network available to American defense forces in Taiwan after years of refusing to do b... (www.forbes.com)
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U.S. lawmakers are calling on Elon Musk to make SpaceX’s Starshield military-specific satellite communications network available to American defense forces in Taiwan after years of refusing to do b...::Musk was told that withholding Starlink satellite internet service in Taiwan could put SpaceX in breach of its “contractual obligations with the U.S. government.”

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[–] BugKilla@lemmy.world 60 points 8 months ago (5 children)

In what fucking universe is putting secure military communications under the control of a private entity a good idea?

[–] jbloggs777@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago

It's fine that it came from a private company, but the contracts with the Government must be solid, and the national security obligations 100% clear.

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