• takeda@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That’s a bullshit excuse used by Melon’s fan boys.

    Whether the technology is restricted by ITAR isn’t based whether it was ever used as a weapon, but whether the US government thinks it can be used as a weapon.

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      1 year ago

      but whether the US government thinks it can be used as a weapon.

      That’s even worse because US government can change it’s stance on starlink any time - which would be disaster for SpaceX