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by panick21_ 1421 days ago
The US didn't create Starlink, SpaceX did and they did it without a government grant. They did what they thought would solve the issue of internet connectivity and make a lot of money with it.

Sure they will have many government including military, emergency services, coast guard, NASA and so on.

Starlink has many use-cases for the military they certainty didn't create it with that application as the primary goal. The primary goal is making money to fund SpaceX.