Ask the White House, and it is Elon Musk's call. Ask Musk, he says, 'ask Trump'. Meanwhile, Ukraine's drones are stuck in the slow lane.
\n\nOvernight into 14 October, Starshield terminals, the military version of Musk's Starlink, stopped working on anything moving faster than 160 kmph. That number matters. Russia's propeller-driven Shahed drone cruises at about 185 kmph, and its jet versions faster still. Ukraine says the cap slowed the interceptor drones it sends after them.
\n\nAgainst Russia's faster jet drones, Zelenskyy puts Ukraine's interception rate at just 55%.
\n\nThen the finger-pointing began. Two US officials and a Western official told Reuters the order came from inside the White House. A senior US official denied it: "No such request was ever made by the president." Note the wording. The president. The White House would not say whether anyone else gave the order.
\n\nWhite House officials told Zelenskyy's team they have no control over SpaceX, Axios reported. Musk hit back: Starshield is owned and controlled by the US government, so the military or the president decides its limits.
\n\nSo, the White House blames the company, the company blames the White House, and Ukraine's drones pay the bill.
\n\nEuronews notes there is…
Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/world
