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   -=> August Abolins wrote to All <=-   
      
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    AA> Starlink satellites sent into space by Elon Musk's SpaceX are   
    AA> helping Ukrainian military drones destroy Russian tanks and   
    AA> army trucks, according to a report.   
      
    AA> A Ukrainian air reconnaissance specialist says his military has   
    AA> been operating drones specially fitted with thermal cameras   
    AA> that can detect Russian vehicles at night, according to the   
    AA> Times of London.   
      
    AA> The drones are equipped with anti-tank grenades that are   
    AA> launched at their target.   
      
    AA> "If we use a drone with thermal vision at night, the drone must   
    AA> connect through Starlink to the artillery guy and create target   
    AA> acquisition," the Ukrainian specialist told the Times of London   
      
      
    AA> [Mar 21, 2022]   
      
    AA> https://nypost.com/2022/03/21/elon-musks-starlink-satellites-   
    AA> helping-ukraine-drones-destroy-russian-tanks-report/   
      
   That's great, companies are now fighting wars themselves.  This is a worrying   
   development as we have unaccounted for, undemocratic, rogue entities now   
   shaping politics.   
      
   China is taking note of this, and the message here to the world (and to China)   
   is that you can rely less on the USA, because no matter what your official   
   political relationship with the USA is, companies will do their own thing.   
      
      
   Unless Elon is acting on behalf of the US government, in which case this could   
   be construed as an act of war.   
       
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