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Satellite Access Becomes a Foreign Policy Question
· New York time
People familiar with the matter told CBS News that Elon Musk chose to restrict Ukraine's access to SpaceX's satellite communications network, affecting drone operations. The account highlights the strategic significance of private communications infrastructure used during war. Access decisions can matter far beyond an ordinary commercial relationship, connecting company authority with public policy. For the United States, that raises questions about reliance on privately controlled systems. The network may be overhead, but the governance issue is firmly on the ground. A service setting can carry diplomatic weight.
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