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The Pentagon is scheduled on Friday to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s plan for any war that might break out with China, two U.S. officials said on Thursday.

Another official said the briefing will be China focused, without providing additional details. A fourth official confirmed Mr. Musk was to be at the Pentagon on Friday, but offered no details.

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 129 points 1 week ago (5 children)
[–] v3ritas@infosec.pub 67 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I feel like i repeat this to myself 20 times a day. I can’t stand this administration.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 8 points 1 week ago

I know it's just awful. If it was a tv show it would be seen as unrealistic but its actually happening.

[–] RainbowHedgehog@lemm.ee 27 points 1 week ago

Trump was trying to get China to attack to initiate martial law in 2021. He’s probably trying to start a war to initiate martial law now.

Well clearly we haven't been efficient enough in starting conflicts with China. We need to find ways to hurt our trade with them even further

[–] StraponStratos@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 week ago

Because no one’s stopped him.

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[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 89 points 1 week ago (6 children)

What security clearance does that clown have? And why?

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dictatorships don't need such things, and Elon is the heir apparent to Trump...

[–] Today@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I wonder what jd will do when Trump dies and elon takes over.

[–] Feelfold@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

I wonder what Trump will do if Elon dies and he has to take over.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Cry to the nearest couch in a sad attempt to get some pity sex?

[–] tal@lemmy.today 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

According to Musk's Twitter account, he has a top secret clearance and apparently some sort of compartmentalized clearances.

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1890282404897534089

I’ve had a top secret clearance for many years and have clearances that themselves are classified.

That said, FAR too much information is made “classified”. If something is easily found online or patently obvious, it should NOT be classified. This impedes effective communication within the government.

[–] oppy1984@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago

Agreed, in my early 20's I applied for a job with the TSA. After passing the interview I had to take a test to determine if I was fit for the job, before I could take the test I had to be cleared for confidential clearance. So even though I didn't pass the test, and didn't get the job, I had a low level government clearance and an NDA that kept me from disclosing what I saw.

Funny enough that clearance did come in handy when I had to get an FBI background check to work at the airport doing line service, the guy who did the paperwork was shocked at how fast my paperwork was given the all clear.

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[–] Mojave@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

It has likely changed since I last checked before his presidency, but he had a Top Secret Clearance with NO SCI.

I knew he had admitted to actively using drugs a few times and I wondered how he held an active security clearance. What I could find was essentially: SpaceX was the best option for the US government to conduct satellite-based intelligence missions, as in launch satellites into orbit for the purpose of Space Force related surveillance.

To that end they waived a lot of sketchy shit on Elon's background to give him a TS so he could primarily attend and give briefings, but no SCI as he didn't actually do any work requiring it.

Source: I wish I could fucking find any now, but there's a flood of thousands of article talking about his security clearance as a presidential advisor now.

[–] turtl@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He's probably had a security clearance for a while now due to his involvement in space x

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[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

He has some level of clearance due to the work SpaceX is done but even there, he does not have access to some of SpaceX program because he could not get the right level of clearance

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[–] Zippygutterslug@lemmy.world 55 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Holy fuck he is really going to start WW3

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (5 children)

War is always profitable. Especially if you don't plan to ever fix damage to your country.

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[–] cortex7979@lemm.ee 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well if course, he is the president

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

Musk is the CEO of the United Corporations of America and Trump is the Chairman of the board.

[–] sleezer@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We have deranged psychopaths in charge of the US. We really are going to have WW3 soon aren't we

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Well attempting to annex Canada or Greenland automatically enacts Article 5 of NATO so 31 countries should in theory fight back. 29 of them would likely assist in their defense, and by defense I mean attacking the U.S. in ways that will economically starve the country until 10-15% of the voters realize this has all been idiocy and drag those responsible out of office and ban all responsible ever holding a public office again. Then we would have lost all trade allies and spend 100 years building back respect. Media will slowly start bringing their heinousness to light and slowly the vast majority will deny they were ever a part of it out of shame

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[–] frazw@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

He's not holding any cards right now. Trump made him a tough guy. He's gambling with World War 3.

Wait, sounds.... Nah forget it.

[–] Doctor_Satan@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Does this unelected twat even have security clearance?

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Of course he does! Remember when Jared was denied clearance and trump overrode it?

Are you assuming laws, security, and allegiance to the USA exists right now?

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 16 points 1 week ago

I don't understand the fuss, aren't they just stored in some toilet in the white house?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Did I miss the part where this piece of shit was vetted and granted security clearance? This is out of hand. Why does this man have access to literally anything that I don't within my fucking government?

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

You know why he doe$.

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[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Please stop referring it by it's old name.

It's now United States of Dictatorship.

Thanks.

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The States haven't been united for a while now.

The Nazi Reigime in Northern Mexico/Southern Canada is my convoluted suggestion.

[–] drathvedro@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Westrussia, sounds natural

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[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

"You're gambling with World War Three!" yelled Trump to his guest, the president of Ukraine, without any sign of irony.

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i have multiple layers of questions about why i am seeing a headline like this

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[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is great. Now he’ll be able to use giving the plans to Xi as a bargaining chip for a couple more tesla factories in China.

[–] SaturdayMorning@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Who is going to buy his teslas? But I agree with you that he will pass something to Xi.

[–] trslim@pawb.social 11 points 1 week ago

Lol my dad said trump was the best choice for avoiding ww3. Lmao even.

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

What’s the plan? To bomb china with Teslas?

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

To share top secret intelligence with China.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What's the plan? Sell them Teslers?

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

We the people need to put an end to this madness now! South Korea did it!

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Complete Bluff.

Unless the plan is to literally give away US Territory to China this will never happen.

Xi Jinping, Putin, and Trump are all on the same wavelength, cut from the same cloth, birds of a feather.

[–] electricyarn@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Not very secret

[–] tane@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If war with China happens I am 100% defecting to China lol. I have absolutely zero love or respect for my shithole country.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd like to caution against percieving the grass as being greener.

The US is being a shitbird, but do not let that cloud criticism of other countries- their governments are (usually) rarely better.

And nobody treats turncoats particularly well, especially if they don't offer concrete and immediate value beyond 'hostage'.

Far better to agitate where you're at- help your neighbors where and how you can and demonstrate how they're being lied to.

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[–] eronth@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How secret of it. Surely this is a distraction, right?

[–] seeigel@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

Everything else is, including Trump. This is the real deal.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Banned for being too credible....

Wrong community

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