Last Updated on 08/29/2023 by てんしょく飯
It has been reported that Elon Musk suddenly cut off communications in a fierce battle over Starlink, a satellite communications system provided to Ukraine, and demanded $400 million from the U.S. government.
It may be the decision of a single civilian that decides the outcome of the war.
The conflict still continues. For the past year and a half, many countries have been supporting Ukraine and watching with bated breath to see where it goes from here. However, it may be the decision of a single civilian, not a politician or diplomat, that will determine the outcome of the war.
The man in the spotlight is Elon Musk. He is the CEO of SpaceX, a space-related company. He was regarded as a “hero” for providing Ukraine with the “Starlink” satellite Internet connection service free of charge immediately after the invasion. However, in October of last year.
Musk’s post (last October): “SpaceX has already provided $80 million in free services to Ukraine and expects to exceed $100 million by the end of this year.
The company began to express its reluctance to offer the spacecraft free of charge.
This month, the American magazine “The NewYorker” reported that Musk had asked the U.S. government for $400 million.
In the negotiations, he also suggested the possibility of “shutting down the Internet. The article also reported that the Ukrainian military had lost communication in the war zone and the chain of command was in chaos, and that SpaceX was “shutting down the connection.
The Internet responded, “When Musk snaps, the Internet loses,” and “When it goes this far, the power is greater than that of the politicians.
War is now also cyber warfare. Is this the era in which even individuals can influence the war situation by controlling satellites?
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