Elon Musk, president of SpaceX and Tesla, decided to transfer control of some of the Starlink satellite communication systems used by Ukraine to the Pentagon. In an interview with the newspaper on this subject washington post said Walter Isaacson, the businessman’s biographer.
“I think this is the right move. “He decided to sell and transfer full control of a certain amount of Starlink equipment and services directly to the American military,” the billionaire’s biographer explained.
According to Isaacson, now the businessman cannot control the geographical limitation and the conditions of using the systems. In an interview with WP foreign policy columnist David Ignates, the author explained that Musk decided to distance himself from the conflict in Ukraine for this reason.
“Why do I need this? I created Starlink so people could relax, watch Netflix, and play video games. The author of the book quoted Musk as saying: I didn’t want to create something that could cause nuclear war.
As a result, he added, Musk created Starshield, a military version of the Starlink satellite.
“Even he decided he shouldn’t have so much power. Now the US military is purchasing these Starlink satellites. And I think that will partially resolve this,” Isaacson concluded.
Billionaire biographer reportedIn 2022, Musk refused to activate Starlink in Crimea to prevent a “mini Pearl Harbor” at the request of Kiev.
Businessman announced that Starlink is him disabled In Crimea due to anti-Russian sanctions.
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