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I'm sorry would it be helpful if I said "likely a major diplomatic contact"? I'm not sure if you're being naive about international politics, obsessively pedan

I'm sorry would it be helpful if I said "likely a major diplomatic contact"? I'm not sure if you're being naive about international politics, obsessively pedantic, or knee jerk argumentative. Point being if musk goes anti-russia or possibly even neutral-but-following-sanctions-too-carefully we absolutely risk losing the rideshare (diplomatic point of contact, beyond just musk) and upticking the risk of nuclear conflict. And I imagine the state dept. Is aware of this.

JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> would it be helpful if I said "likely a major diplomatic contact"? No, this is still wrong. > being naive about international politics, obsessively pedantic, or knee jerk argumentative I'm telling you the reality from D.C. Musk is not a diplomatic asset. To the extent he might be, it's indirectly. His contacts in Russia are simply not unique and deep enough to merit that designation. (And the risks of blowback, given his public profile, too high.) > we absolutely risk losing the rideshare (diplomatic point of contact, beyond just musk) Roscosmos needs NASA more than the other way now. Due to SpaceX. > and upticking the risk of nuclear conflict This is a unique perspective.