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> Pentagon Looking to Make Sure SpaceX Doesn’t Abandon Them in War Again

SpaceX having morals and not wanting to support one side or another in war is fine by me. But they should have stopped well before selling a ton of gear to the Ukraine (some of which was on the US Government's dime) and then shutting it all down after the checks had been cashed.

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Is that what they did? Last reports suggests StarLink works just fine inside Ukraine with some congestion issues. My impression is that Ukraine bolted StarLink dishes to offensive drones, possibly the remote controlled boats that struck Sevastopol. Personally I am a hawk on the Ukraine War and hope they utterly destroys the Russian Military, that includes the one inside Russia.

But I find it deeply hypocritical that the US Military, who won't let Ukraine use the weapons given inside Russia, has a problem with a private company who does not want their civilian tech used in offensive weapons.

They've only prevented Ukraine from using Starlink as a guidance system. They're fine with it being used for the originally envisioned purpose of communications, even within the armed forces.

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