Elon Musk foiled a Ukrainian submarine drone attack on a Russian naval fleet last year by turning off his Starlink satellite internet network near the Crimean coast to prevent a “mini-Pearl Harbor,” a biography of the billionaire claims.
Musk, 52, thought the Kremlin would respond to the attack with nuclear weapons — a fear based on conversations he had with senior Russian officials, according to an excerpt of Walter Isaacson’s “Elon Musk,” CNN reported Thursday.
As Ukrainian submarine drones carrying bombs approached the ships, they “lost connectivity and washed ashore harmlessly,” Isaacson wrote, according to the network.
Ukrainian officials then begged the SpaceX founder to turn back on his satellite internet constellation, the book reportedly said.
The book will be out next week.
Isaacson reportedly wrote that Musk spoke with national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, the chairman of the joint chiefs, Gen. Mark Milley, and the Russian ambassador to the US to address anxieties from Washington to Moscow..
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zelensky, the comedian😂
Is making sure all the men in ukraine are being killed. What he will ask biden next, is to sent some transgender male, or female. (Please forgive me kinda confusing for me, which one is what) getting to join the ukraine 😂"army"😂(or whatever it is left of it)
Loon LLC was an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary working on providing Internet access to rural and remote areas. The company used high-altitude balloons in the stratosphere at an altitude of 18 km (11 mi) to 25 km (16 mi) to create an aerial wireless network with up to 1 Mbit/s speeds – The Answer Is Out There – Ukraine could set up a balloon powered network
So Ukraine fights for Musk not for freedom when it is like it seems? What is the fact?
Wonder Woman shows that only the love of truth gives her superpowers. I wish Ukraine superpowers.
10 points and a gold star to Elon Musk
LONG LIVE MOTHER RUSSIA..
HE KNOWS THE DEAL ..
Musk should not have the power to do de facto foreign policy from the comfort of his corner office, or whatever! He should not be free to make any changes, in matters critical to American foreign policy goals, without solid, government-approved justification, that are inimical to US foreign policy, or to those of our allies. What Musk is doing is tantamount to an American selling weapons to the enemy. It is giving comfort to the enemy.
So instead he thinks it is ok for the aggressor to constantly target Ukraine. Somethings wrong in his thinking probably thinking about business in the future with Russia. He is not to be trusted
If Musk claimed that by cutting off Starlink, he “prevented a mini-Pearl Harbor,” that would be beyond his authority to do! In any case, it is a lie. Ukraine and Russia are at war, a war provoked by Vladimir Putin, i.e. Russia. The US has taken the Ukrainian side in this war, so now, an enemy of Ukraine is an enemy of the United States. Ukraine is fighting anti-democratic fascism, the enemy of democracy and so the enemy of America. Ukraine deserves American support, requires it and must continue to receive it until Russia is driven back across its borders. To try to undermine US foreign policy in Ukraine, as by turning off Starlink, should be a crime.
If US or Ukraine is paying for Star Link then Musk has attacked the US. If Musk is not being paid this is Musk attacking the US. The US cannot have US citizens products undermining US and World efforts in protecting Democracy. Additionally Musk is supporting and aiding the Country attacking which is TREASON. Musk s products are genius but the US must enforce US Law
This individual is dangerous
Elon is a coward and all this did was prolong this war. What a terrible decision!
Thank you Elon for derailing a nuclear response. Mother Earth thanks you.
It's like the US giving Ukraine F-35 fighter jets for defense only but Ukraine uses it for offensive attacks trying to draw the United States closer and closer to warring with Russia directly in their place.
For anyone that has a son at the age of 18 and is registered in the selective services, you better pay attention unless you want your kids to go to war and die or get their limbs blown off in a war that has nothing to do with us in the first place. Don't let your family members be cannon fodder for politician gains.
Musk may be responsible for Ukraine's defeat but also for preventing nuclear war.
Elon needs to go to jail for being a muncher
I want someone to tell me that if an ordinary middle class person did this that the DOJ would not have charged and arrested him.
Musk is rising to be our master, practice bowing to him.
I used to admire musk but not now after leaning he is a ruzki supporter sabotaging Ukraine and lying about his sabotage
Elon just wants more of those blood diamonds that russia has taken so much of from Africa all these years. Hes missing his roots. These people are monsters.
Starlink wasn't in Crimea so how could it be shut off? Crimea is part of Russia. Kiev could not make a decision for Starlink to be put there. Ukrainian troops all say as they move eastward, they lose Starlink connection as it is not in Donbass. SpaceX is a private company as are the companies in the military industrial complex. Those companies refused to foot the cost of expansion for military manufacturing. Are they also "derailing" military operations?
Those attack can scalate to another level the war.
Seem allot of the left want nukes falling. Will do anything to prevent calmer heads. Its funny how the left has become the very thing they claim to hate.
Musk for president 🙌
Ukanine is not part of America and not part of NATO, no laws were broke, oh, hunter Biden is the only one in ukanine breaking laws, Get out of here and close the border of America were the laws is getting broke with deadly drugs and children trafficking
I wish Elon would give back the 900 million dollars he borrowed from the US Tax payers (Corporate Socialism) to start Star Link!
Tell me this scumbag isn't holding Putin's hand!
If Elon's sabotage led to civilian deaths in Ukraine as has been claimed, Ukraine would be in their right to charge Elon with war crimes. Then the west could honor their extradition request. The federal government could then use imminent domain to take ownership of Space X/Starlink – or at least ensure it's not in the hands of a traitorous fascist.
Anyone who does not leave Twitter or X and abandon Tesla is supporting anti-democracy. This is serious. You cannot support this traitor.
Musk is not qualified to make the decision to shut off Starlink to prevent a Nuclear War. The Pentagon is. Musk should not be answering phone calls from Russia! Period! If he's answering and responding to the Russians on this issue then how many other phone calls has he fielded with Russian Intelligence??? This man cannot be trusted at this point for anything that would be considered a matter of national security and as such SpaceX should be placed on the watch list for Military Contracts!
Russian war fleet versus Ukranian civilians and soldiers and Elon backed the war fleet of the Russian invaders.