The Order to Throttle Starshield for Ukraine Came from the White House
Everyone was ready to blame Elon Musk again, but leaks show the order to handicap drone comms came straight from the top in Washington.
When Ukrainian units suddenly lost high-speed satellite link on the move, the reflex was to blame SpaceX. Except Starshield is not regular civvie Starlink — it is a custom military system managed specifically for the Pentagon. Elon Musk even dryly reminded everyone that the government owns the keys.
Now officials revealed that the order to choke down the system for Ukrainian forces came straight from inside the White House. No prior notice to soldiers relying on it, no clear names named, just an instant hit to drone operations and frontline logistics in the middle of combat.
The administration has already denied giving any such command, leaving senators demanding an inspector general probe to figure out who actually pulled the plug.
Fighting an invasion while your critical uplink can be quietly throttled by an anonymous bureaucrat across the ocean is quite the strategic dynamic.
Source: Reuters
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