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On the contrary, he's a politician riding the wave of militaristic nationalism that he helped create. Patriotism and such have nothing to do with it.
by geoka9 12y ago
On the contrary, he's a politician riding the wave of militaristic nationalism that he helped create. Patriotism and such have nothing to do with it.
- happyscrappy 12y agoIt's win win win. He gets a short term political boost, Musk gets the rocket business and the US sheds reliance on Russia.
- rdtsc 12y agoULA won't let this slide. This cuts into their PR image and the bottom line (having to switch to Delta rockets).
- happyscrappy 12y agoULA will spend zero capital on PR to justify buying Russian rockets as the Russian brand will become more and more tainted as Ukraine unravels, it is a huge win for Musk, amazing considering he became a citizen just over a decade ago.