wastingvaluelesstime t1_iu37zj9 wrote
Reply to comment by mtarascio in Russia Terms Western Commercial Satellites 'Legitimate' Targets, US Vows 'Appropriate' Response If Attacked by Heavy-Ad6366
Not at all. The defense production act can compel compliance.
mtarascio t1_iu38hdq wrote
US is not at war.
That requires legal reasons and even COVID was controversial use of it.
Who's to say the control of these satellites could be hijacked anyway? Not like they're on US soil and command structure could be backed up overseas.
wastingvaluelesstime t1_iu3911d wrote
Starlink and SpaceX are US companies deeply embedded in US space industry. Their national loyalty is not Musk's decison. Also, the defense production act does not require any declaration of war and was used to deal with covid production needs.
mtarascio t1_iu399ug wrote
The guy who controls the key, controls the car.
We literally found out it was turned off in Ukraine (disputed territory) on his whim.
Like I said the engagement of the defence production act on this, which would by itself be unprecedented. Doesn't guarantee any control of the system at all.
wastingvaluelesstime t1_iu39ruj wrote
Source?
If he wants to defy US law over use of US assets in a war, there are ways to remove him from control of the company. I'm sure the treasury can cut him a check for the book value of the assets ( not the stock lol). It was done in WW2 in some cases with right wing nuts who had companies or left wing nuts running unions who though it meant they could have their own foreign policy.
mtarascio t1_iu3a5ot wrote
They're satellites not factories.
Sheesh.
You're jumping to the conclusion that that are deemed US war assets already too.
wastingvaluelesstime t1_iu3baiw wrote
They are controlled from ground stations and by engineers located in the US. Anyway, Musk has lawyers who can explain his actual role to him, before or after the government takes some overt action.
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