Starlink was specifically agreed for civilian use only. It’s the Ukraine who tries to breach that agreement, SpaceX simply doesn’t want to be accused of exporting weapons
And the US government was left scrambling to get a formal contract in for Ukrainian access after Musk started to publicly spout pro kremlin shit. So there’s no way an ITAR argument could fly: the DoD wanted a contract to help ensure starlink availability for fucks sake, especially since Musk proved unreliable and a useful idiot for Putin’s wildest assplay desires.
why would the american ARMY look for a starlink contract to offer to the ukrainian ARMY if not for war purposes? you need to start using your brain or stop choking on billionaire balls.
Yeah, if a much larger country was invading, shelling apartment buildings, mining the fuck out of farmland and murdering thousands of people, I’d probably breach a ToS.
Also, that sounds a bit absurd considering he just got the US DoD to pay for Ukraine’s starlink service.
No it wasn’t. The Pentagon pays for the service explicitly as military aid to Ukraine. Since, you know, Russia blew up a lot of Ukrainian infrastructure.
Starlink was specifically agreed for civilian use only. It’s the Ukraine who tries to breach that agreement, SpaceX simply doesn’t want to be accused of exporting weapons
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And the US government was left scrambling to get a formal contract in for Ukrainian access after Musk started to publicly spout pro kremlin shit. So there’s no way an ITAR argument could fly: the DoD wanted a contract to help ensure starlink availability for fucks sake, especially since Musk proved unreliable and a useful idiot for Putin’s wildest assplay desires.
Contract for civilian use mind you. Strapping starlinks to kamikaze drones is a whole different story
Why would the DoD negotiate a contract for civilian use? That’s not their job.
why would the american ARMY look for a starlink contract to offer to the ukrainian ARMY if not for war purposes? you need to start using your brain or stop choking on billionaire balls.
That’s even worse because US government can change it’s stance on starlink any time - which would be disaster for SpaceX
Yeah, if a much larger country was invading, shelling apartment buildings, mining the fuck out of farmland and murdering thousands of people, I’d probably breach a ToS.
Also, that sounds a bit absurd considering he just got the US DoD to pay for Ukraine’s starlink service.
No it wasn’t. The Pentagon pays for the service explicitly as military aid to Ukraine. Since, you know, Russia blew up a lot of Ukrainian infrastructure.
Saying ‘the Ukraine’ gives away your loyalties, tovarisch.