> as far as I know US is not in war with Russia Even Ukraine is not at war with Russia. Even Russia is not at war with Ukraine. Turns out that many lives and

> as far as I know US is not in war with Russia Even Ukraine is not at war with Russia. Even Russia is not at war with Ukraine. Turns out that many lives and a lot of hardware can be expended without a war. Welcome to the 21st century where the there are gaps between contract law (that governs the relationship between the Pentagon and SpaceX) and international law (that spell out the rules in case of war but not necessarily in a case of "conflict" in which US has a geopolitical interest).