China military must be able to destroy Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites if they threaten national security: Chinese scientists

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Cover?..the US military has openly embraced the system as being something they should leverage. Look at the publicity in Ukraine and the US military talking about integrating it into their weapons.

U.S. Army signs deal with SpaceX to assess Starlink broadband

U.S. Army signs deal with SpaceX to assess Starlink broadband

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Musk's satellite project testing encrypted internet with military planes

The Air Force is using SpaceX's fledgling satellite network to test encrypted internet services for a number of military planes, the space company's president said on Tuesday, detailing results for the first customer of Elon Musk's planned constellation of thousands of broadband-beaming satellites.

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The US considers dual-use technology to be a legitimate target for sanctions, so any adversary would be justified to take down Starlink in time of war. The fact that the Russians haven't taken it down only confirms they are a second-rate military power without their nukes.

 

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The US considers dual-use technology to be a legitimate target for sanctions, so any adversary would be justified to take down Starlink in time of war.

Yes, Starlink would be a legitimate target. I don't doubt that at all.

The fact that the Russians haven't taken it down only confirms they are a second-rate military power without their nukes.

It also means SpaceX has to reconsider the design of their next generation satellites so they will be less easy of a target.