Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China
www.nytimes.com
The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk’s government role and highlight his conflicts of interest.

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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    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      10·
      10 days ago

      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.eeEnglish
        9·
        10 days 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.

    • turtl@lemm.eeEnglish
      51·
      10 days ago

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

      • yoshman@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        10 days ago

        Not necessarily. Their are directors at my work that don’t have any clearances.

    • Mojave@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      10 days 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.

  • sleezer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    10 days ago

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

    • Tryenjer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      10 days ago

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

  • not_that_guy05@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    10 days ago

    Please stop referring it by it’s old name.

    It’s now United States of Dictatorship.

    Thanks.

    • SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
      3·
      10 days ago

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

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

      • Airowird@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        10 days ago

        Just call it Naziland

        Or “the uNaziland of America” if you want a hybrid reference

  • frazw@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    10 days 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.