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by baq 607 days ago
You seem to think the DoD and the NSA don't have anything to say in the matter. Frankly I'd be quicker to believe men in black suits and sad faces take over the operation before Musk manages to wind it down. It's worth as a military asset is simply too great to risk a madman have complete control, regardless of how many shares he's got.
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mschuster91 607 days ago
> You seem to think the DoD and the NSA don't have anything to say in the matter.

It's not like Musk has shown much respect for the law (or, let's be real, anyone other than himself) over the years, and it's only declined exponentially. Musk's history is littered with instances of breaking the law without consequences (most especially, when it comes to the SEC), why should he shy away from taking revenge should Trump lose in November? He's already stated "I'm fucked" when Harris wins, so he might as well decide to go out with one final bang.

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baq 607 days ago
He might think 'it can't possibly be worse' and there are three-letter agency people who will happily tell him that in fact yes, they can get much worse.

Either that or they have other contingency plans - or they're the most incompetent three letter agencies in the world.

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mschuster91 607 days ago
> Either that or they have other contingency plans - or they're the most incompetent three letter agencies in the world.

It's not like the US' three-letter agencies (both national and foreign scoped) have inspired much confidence over the last decades, to be honest. Inadequate internal oversight, too many things outsourced to contractors with way too many privileges, completely fucked up contingency "plans" for a loooooooooot of crises - 9/11, the countless intifadas in Israel, the entire color revolutions and social media revolutions, Russia's/Iran's messing around everywhere for decades completely unchecked, China's industrial espionage including the F35 program, the disaster that was the retreat from Afghanistan, Trump inciting a putsch attempt claiming multiple lives, Trump getting almost shot...

The US security apparatus eats an awful lot of money and people but it regularly and spectacularly screws up.

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