• jackmarxist [any]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    He just doesn’t want his satellites to be shot out of their orbits because that’s exactly what many countries will do once Starlink gets used for large military operations.

    • Mzuark@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      And they would be justified in doing so. Can you imagine a weapon system that can coordinate a massive drone attack anywhere in the world?

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      1 year ago

      See my commnet about the Lusitania.

      Russia might be able to do space warfare, but shooting down Musk’s toys would probably cost him more in the long run.

      imho

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      1 year ago

      That’s true but that could have provoked a bigger escalation, probably a nuke war and at that time westerners were bloodlust for Russians