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This is a non-issue. In times of war government can simply nationalize the company. They did it in 1st war world with rails companies (https://en.wikipedia.org/
by unnouinceput 4y ago
This is a non-issue. In times of war government can simply nationalize the company. They did it in 1st war world with rails companies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_nationalization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_nationalization) and that was a harsh lesson for those companies when 2nd war world came around - they got their act together so no such act was necessary anymore.
Pretty sure if SpaceX does not fully complies with government demands in times of war, it will suddenly be a subsidiary of NASA.
- wmf 4y agoI would predict that our government no longer has the stomach to nationalize anything.
- baq 4y agoIn a direct war the public would demand nationalization of starlink the moment Musk disagreed about anything at all. Government would happily comply.
- SyzygistSix 4y agoIf NASA could run it, why don't they have a Starlink?