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Hmm, unless the PRC can block transmissions from the Starlink satellites (or devote the resources to track down dishes in remote areas), I am not sure they can
by blacksmith_tb 4y ago
Hmm, unless the PRC can block transmissions from the Starlink satellites (or devote the resources to track down dishes in remote areas), I am not sure they can "censor" those connections?
I see your general point, though it seems to me to make a slightly-too-strong connection between the US Gov't and its policies and interests and Starlink's (that said, if the two were fundamentally at odds it doesn't seem like Starlink would be offering to provide access to Iranians...)
- SilverBirch 4y agoHaha, no it's more like Elon Musk visits his factory in China, mysteriously disappears for 3 months, his Chinese assets are sold off and he reappears 6 months later and decides to leave all his leadership positions and become a recluse. Let's say it's not even the explicit, Musk just suddenly struggles to find suppliers for his factories in China and his deals to buy raw resources in China start to get delayed.
- hedora 4y agoAccording to the link I posted above, they're already threatening to deploy anti-satellite capabilities specifically designed to knock out the Starlink network. More realistically, they'd be more subtle. Perhaps Tesla would hit supply chain issues at exactly the wrong time, or they'd announce an extra $100b investment in industries directly competing with Musk's companies. Tariffs are also a thing. They could simply adjust them (up or down).
- tuatoru 4y ago> threatening to deploy anti-satellite capabilities specifically designed to knock out the Starlink network. If you have a working model of how it can be done without global nuclear war, there's probably a Nobel prize waiting for you. Extra credit if you can avoid knocking out every other satellite in LEO and the space stations.
- Serenacula 4y agoYou can just fry a satellite from the ground, you don't need to blow it up.