5/ First, it's worth highlighting that SpaceX had no commercial or legal rationale for intervening. There's no indication that Ukraine, a paying customer, was breaking its contract or violating its terms of service.

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4/ Except that it now *has* happened, according to the reporting of @telegraph.co.uk. This has profound implications for the US defence industry.

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3/ To be clear, at the time this was purely hypothetical. There were no clearly identified kill switches and no concrete indication that Trump could or would do this. Advocates for the US defence industry dismissed the possibility that it could or would ever happen.

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2/ When Trump returned to power in 2024, many people expressed concerns that he might use a supposed "kill switch" in exported US military equipment – especially the F-35 – to force purchasers to do his bidding.

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1/ The Musk-Trump decision to degrade Ukraine's Starlink access as a pressure tactic is a disaster not just for the United States' reputation but for the entire US defence industry. Musk's action may end up burning the whole industry. ⬇️

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