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It's a bit more than that. His real enterprise is a massive DoD program*, which requires Republicans to fund. Twitter helps him curry favors to earn these Repu

It's a bit more than that. His real enterprise is a massive DoD program*, which requires Republicans to fund. Twitter helps him curry favors to earn these Republican backed contracts. Mike Griffin is the ringleader but he's only useful when Republicans are in power. There is a goal to Elon's madness, but it's unclear his ploys will pay off. * DoD program is basically SDI 2.0 as discussed in this link: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Griffin#Career https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Griffin#Career

fallingknife 4y ago
No other company can match SpaceX launch capabilities, so no complex political maneuvering is needed to land DoD contracts.
- georgeg23 4y ago
  There are more than the launches up fo grabs.. building the satellites and platforms. The funding doesn't exist without Republicans in power. The decimation of Twitter moderation before the election helps.
  - MichaelCollins 4y ago
    Military funding is fairly bipartisan, despite what Republican politicians may have you believe.
    - georgeg23 4y ago
      This one is specifically a Republican led program. See https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/12/16/approaching-third-rail-trilateral-treaty-to-prohibit-space-based-missile-defenses-pub-85965e https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/12/16/approaching-third-r...
georgeg23 4y ago
More info: The DoD program is a space constellation of ballistic missile defense satellites. They enable "improved tracking and potentially targeting of advanced threats, including HGVs and hypersonic cruise missiles".[110] " However, the Union of Concerned Scientists warns developments could escalate tensions with Russia and China and called the project "fundamentally destabilizing".[111] The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace later advocated for a treaty halting development to prevent an arms race in space.[112] Starlink's military satellite development is overseen internally at SpaceX by retired four-star general Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy.[113][114] O'Shaughnessy advocated before the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services for a layered capability with lethal follow-on that incorporates machine learning and artificial intelligence to gather and act upon sensor data quickly.[115] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink#Military_capabilities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink#Military_capabilities Also see: Strategic Defense Initiative
- kidme5 4y ago
  Yup, this is easily a $500 billion defense contract over 5-10 years.

fallingknife 4y ago

No other company can match SpaceX launch capabilities, so no complex political maneuvering is needed to land DoD contracts.

georgeg23 4y ago
There are more than the launches up fo grabs.. building the satellites and platforms. The funding doesn't exist without Republicans in power. The decimation of Twitter moderation before the election helps.
- MichaelCollins 4y ago
  Military funding is fairly bipartisan, despite what Republican politicians may have you believe.
  - georgeg23 4y ago
    This one is specifically a Republican led program. See https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/12/16/approaching-third-rail-trilateral-treaty-to-prohibit-space-based-missile-defenses-pub-85965e https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/12/16/approaching-third-r...

georgeg23 4y ago

More info: The DoD program is a space constellation of ballistic missile defense satellites. They enable "improved tracking and potentially targeting of advanced threats, including HGVs and hypersonic cruise missiles".[110] " However, the Union of Concerned Scientists warns developments could escalate tensions with Russia and China and called the project "fundamentally destabilizing".[111] The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace later advocated for a treaty halting development to prevent an arms race in space.[112] Starlink's military satellite development is overseen internally at SpaceX by retired four-star general Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy.[113][114] O'Shaughnessy advocated before the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services for a layered capability with lethal follow-on that incorporates machine learning and artificial intelligence to gather and act upon sensor data quickly.[115] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink#Military_capabilities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink#Military_capabilities Also see: Strategic Defense Initiative

kidme5 4y ago
Yup, this is easily a $500 billion defense contract over 5-10 years.