Security concerns dogging Musk are unusual given his company's national security role - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Rachel Maddow looks at Elon Musk's deep business ties to China and the security concerns, some of which stem from his private meetings with foreign leaders, that dog him and keep him without the full security clearance others at his own company have to deal with spy satellites and other very restricted national security matters. Eric Lipton, investigative reporter for the New York Times, joins Rachel Maddow to discuss. - Aired on 12/23/2024.

[ancianita]

1. Elon is the tip of the spear on how much unregulated oligarchs will be a threat to U.S. national security.

Rachel brings this up, but she doesn't emphasize enough what this really means.

The military doesn't trust defense contractor Musk with righteously good reason, because of China's business leverage to get access to Elon's "special exception" status knowledge of missile defense and other state secrets; Neither should Congress or We the People trust this oligarch, but should move to nationalize all his businesses, and shut down his operations in China.

The next war will be based on China's acquiring codes for all our satellite, telecom, and ground tower systems. When it shuts those down from its own hidden military satellites, it will shut down the U.S. Navy and Air Force's oceanic and air GPS and missile guidance systems, so nuclear subs will get shut down.
Then China can take over the U.S. land base from Hawaii to California ports.

Congress and the military must prevent any capability Musk gives China. They must act, or Trump will allow China access to state secrets through his oligarch boss, Elon.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Wow! Thanks so much for the detailed explanation!

[Wild blueberry]

2. "Unusual" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this reporting

Shows how very far MAGA (formerly dba Republican Party) have plummeted in terms of national security.
Yikes.
Thanks for posting this.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I know - and it's scary as hell!

This is certainly no longer "the party of Lincoln," not even close to Reagan. Reagan supported immigration, was extremely tough on Gorbachev's USSR despite Gorbachev's efforts to institute more progressive policies, and Reagan joined the other living former presidents - Carter and Ford - in supporting the passage of Clinton's 1994 Assault Weapons Ban.